Global Disruptions to Supply Chains Are Driving Tomorrow’s Hunger Crisis
March 31, 2026
This is a transcript of what was said by Corinne Fleischer at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
WFP News
Location: Afghanistan
WFP Delivers Lifesaving Assistance to Families Caught in Conflict in Afghanistan
March 15, 2026
WFP has begun rapidly mobilizing a large-scale emergency response for communities in Afghanistan impacted by the conflict with Pakistan.Â
Latest Food Security Report Confirms Fears of Deepening Hunger Crisis in Afghanistan as Winter Sets In
December 16, 2025
WFP warns more than 17 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity this winter, as the scale and severity of hunger and malnutrition deepens.
WFP USA Supports Children’s Nutrition and Education in Afghanistan: Q&A With WFP Country Director John Aylieff
December 11, 2025
World Food Program USA provided $3.9 million to sustain WFP’s school meals program in Afghanistan. To learn more about the impact of our grant amidst rising hunger in the country, we spoke with WFP Country Director John Aylieff.
WFP Warns That Six Critical Operations Are Facing Significant Food Aid Pipeline Breaks by Year-End
October 15, 2025
New WFP report, ‘A Lifeline at Risk’, finds that 13.7 million WFP food aid recipients could be pushed into emergency levels of hunger.
WFP Responds to the Earthquakes in Afghanistan Amid Rising Humanitarian Needs
October 2, 2025
One month since a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, the World Food Programme continues to rapidly deliver food assistance to affected communities and support logistics for the broader humanitarian response.
WFP Rushes Food Assistance to Afghanistan’s Quake-Hit Communities
September 1, 2025
The World Food Programme is rushing food to affected communities in eastern Afghanistan, following a powerful, 6.0 magnitude earthquake late Sunday, August 31 that killed hundreds of people and injured or otherwise affected thousands more.
Help Feed Families in Crisis: Afghanistan Hit by Deadly Earthquake as Hunger Surges
September 1, 2025
We are deeply saddened by the tragic earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan the evening of August 31, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured. The World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground supporting affected communities.
Afghanistan
April 22, 2025
Decades of conflict have caused extreme hunger in Afghanistan, and this is compounded by recent natural disasters.
The United States of America Boosts WFP’s Lifesaving Activities in Afghanistan With $280 Million
August 14, 2024
WFP in Afghanistan welcomes a contribution of $280 million from the United States of America through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This funding will allow WFP to support more than 3 million people.
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