WFP Scales Up Assistance in Eastern DRC as Conflict Flares

DRC is the world’s second largest hunger crisis after Yemen, with 13 million people food insecure – 5 million of which are children who are acutely malnourished.

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A Flood of Insights

Flooding affects millions of people in Congo. We look back at using advanced analytics for flood response there.

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A Year of Saving and Changing Lives

A look at what 2018 meant for the World Food Programme (WFP) and the millions of people it serves.

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Historic U.N. Resolution Links Conflict and Hunger

In a historic unanimous vote, members of the U.N. Security Council recognized for the first time that armed conflict and violence are closely linked to food insecurity and the risk of famine currently threatening the lives of millions of people.

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Ebola Strikes DRC

An Ebola outbreak is threatening a country already on the brink of famine as the World Food Programme (WFP) steps up its emergency response to save lives before it’s too late.

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Crisis Alert: 300,000 Children Facing Starvation in the DRC

Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has pushed one in four people into severe hunger—children are especially vulnerable.

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Level 3 Hunger Crisis Declared in DRC

Level 3 Hunger Crisis Declared in DRC

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Pinpointing Hunger with Mobile Phones

When violence or natural disaster strikes vulnerable communities, good data on the hunger that often results can be hard to come by. Learn how mobile phones in the most remote and dangerous corners of our world are changing how we understand and fight hunger.

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