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Special Interest: Climate Change
Hunger Threatens Over Half of the Population in South Sudan
February 2020
Hunger is projected to get progressively worse between now and July, due mainly to depleted food stocks and high food prices. “The food security situation is dire,” said Matthew Hollingworth, WFP’s Country Director.
Hunger and Domestic Violence: How Today’s Food Aid Builds Dams, Fills Bellies & Empowers Women
February 2020
Patience Mauhura has a message for women: Don't wait for your husbands. Think outside the box. Use your hands and your brains. It's time to work hard.
UN Agencies Raise Alarm in the Central Sahel Where Millions Face Hunger Amid Rapidly Escalating Humanitarian Crisis
February 2020
Experts forecast that close to 4.8 million people in the Central Sahel will be at risk of food insecurity during the lean season (June-August 2020) if no appropriate actions are taken urgently.
Southern Africa in Throes of Climate Emergency With 45 Million People Facing Hunger Across the Region
January 2020
“This hunger crisis is on a scale we’ve not seen before and the evidence shows it’s going to get worse,” said Lola Castro, WFP’s Regional Director for Southern Africa.
United States Contributes $3.39 Million to WFP for the Drought Response in Zambia
January 2020
Through this funding, WFP will deliver 2,380 metric tons of beans to complement the Government’s corn supply for three months, giving 255,000 drought-affected people across the country the food and nutritional assistance they need.
Eating Insects and Praying for Rain: Zimbabwe Is Gripped by Hunger
January 2020
With nearly 8 million people — half the country’s population — severely food insecure, families can do nothing but pray for rain. Bread now costs 20 times what it cost six months ago.
These Are the Fastest-Deteriorating Emergencies to Look Out For in 2020
January 2020
A new report hammers home the need for billions of dollars in investment to keep hunger from deepening its tentacles further into vulnerable locations across the world.
World Food Programme Forecasts Global Hunger Hotspots as New Decade Dawns
January 2020
The sheer scale and complexity of the challenges in Africa and other regions will stretch the resources and capacity of WFP and other agencies to the limit.
International Community Must Step Up Support to Millions of Desperately Hungry Zimbabweans
December 2019
Millions of Zimbabweans face an increasingly desperate situation unless adequate funding for a major relief operation materializes quickly.
WFP Provides Cash Assistance in Zimbabwe’s Poorest Urban Area and Plans to Expand in 2020
December 2019
As a result of this year’s severe drought, economic downturn and Cyclone Idai, around 8 million people have been pushed into severe hunger in Zimbabwe.
South Sudan Hunger Deepens Due to Drought, Floods and Uncertain Political Future
December 2019
WFP is in a race against time to mobilize vital funds to feed millions of people in South Sudan as hunger advances on a population in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
WFP Expands Emergency Operation in Zimbabwe as Drought and Economic Hardship Plunge Millions Into Hunger
December 2019
Zimbabwe’s hunger crisis - the worst in more than a decade - is part of an unprecedented climate-driven disaster gripping southern Africa. WFP plans to more than double the number of people it is helping by January to 4.1 million.