WFP Provides Food to Thousands Displaced from Goma After Volcano Eruption
June 2, 2021
WFP has started providing emergency food rations to people displaced from their homes in Goma by the sudden eruption of Nyiragongo volcano.
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Topic: Children
USAID Helps WFP Support Displaced People in Armenia
June 1, 2021
WFP welcomes a $1 million contribution from USAID to provide cash assistance to help hungry, displaced people in Armenia cover their food needs until the end of June.
WFP Reaches Over 1 Million People with Emergency Food Assistance in Tigray
June 1, 2021
WFP has provided emergency food assistance to 1 million people since starting distributions in Northwestern and Southern zones of Tigray region in March.
Economic Empowerment of Rural Women Positively Impacts Social Norms
May 28, 2021
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are pre-conditions for the eradication of poverty and hunger and are essential to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals.
WFP Triples its Support to Lebanese Families as Country Faces Unprecedented Crisis
May 26, 2021
WFP has started scaling up to assist families struggling to make ends meet amidst a severe economic downturn, skyrocketing inflation and a collapsing Lebanese pound.
WFP Ramps up Support to Yemen’s Famine Risk Areas
May 24, 2021
Escalating conflict, economic decline, rising global commodity prices and COVID-19 have all contributed to an alarming increase in acute hunger in Yemen over the last year.
WFP and Crisis Group Partner to Strengthen Conflict Prevention and Support Pathways to Peace
May 24, 2021
WFP has partnered with the International Crisis Group to boost its conflict prevention capacity as it continues to deliver life-saving food to the world’s most vulnerable people.
Half of the Population in the Central African Republic in the Grip of Dire Food Insecurity Emergency, UN warns
May 19, 2021
The people of the Central African Republic have been bearing the brunt of conflict for a decade, and food insecurity has been on the rise for the past years. Yet, never before has the food insecurity outlook been so dire.
Almost Five Years After 2017 Influx, Rohingya Refugees are More Vulnerable Than Ever
May 18, 2021
Rohingya refugees are more vulnerable than at any point since 2017. Latest assessments show that 96 percent of all refugees are moderately to highly vulnerable and entirely reliant on humanitarian assistance.
WFP Provides Immediate Support to Families Caught up in Gaza Emergency
May 17, 2021
For people who have lost or fled their homes, one of the most pressing needs at the moment is food. WFP has started providing emergency assistance for more than 51,000 people in north Gaza in response to the recent escalation of conflict.
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