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upi.comworld24 days ago
Pope Leo XIV Visits WFP Headquarters in Rome, Calls Food Access a Fundamental Right
Pope Leo XIV visited the World Food Programme headquarters in Rome on 22 June 2026. He urged greater international resources to address hunger and linked food security to reduced geopolitical instability. AllAfrica reported the visit and statements.
The Independentscience30 days ago
UN Report: Acute Hunger Expected to Worsen in 13 Areas, Improves in Gaza After Ceasefire
The FAO and WFP report 266 million people already face high levels of acute food insecurity. Conflict, funding cuts, and El Niño are cited as primary drivers.
france24.comworld45 days ago
WFP Scales Up Aid to South Sudan’s Akobo as Catastrophic Hunger Worsens Amid Conflict
The World Food Programme has reached more than 60,000 people in Akobo East since launching an emergency response three weeks ago. Operations continue despite insecurity, damaged infrastructure and the start of the rainy season.
sabcnews.comworld46 days ago
WFP Provides Food, Cash Aid to Over 700,000 in Lebanon as Displacement Exceeds One Million
The World Food Programme has scaled up food and cash aid across Lebanon amid rising displacement and food prices. Nearly one in four people now face acute food insecurity.
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motherjones.comworld55 days ago
WFP Airdrops Deliver Food to Flood- and Conflict-Cut Areas in South Sudan
The World Food Programme is conducting airdrops to reach communities isolated by flooding and fighting. Thousands of residents have been displaced and face severe food shortages.
UN
bbc.co.ukworld67 days ago
WFP Says It May Halt Somalia Food Operations by July as Nearly 6 Million Face Acute Hunger
Matthew Hollingworth, Assistant Executive Director of the World Food Programme, returned from Somalia and described a rapidly deepening hunger crisis driven by three consecutive failed rainy seasons, surging prices and funding shortfalls. The agency now reaches only one in ten pe…
Kate Holt/AusAID / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)world82 days ago
WFP Delivers Full Food Rations to Over 1 Million in Gaza Amid Widespread Insecurity
The World Food Programme has ramped up operations in Gaza, reaching over 1 million people monthly amid widespread food insecurity. Data shows 77% of the population affected, with projections of acute malnutrition for children and women through April 2026. A ceasefire enables acce…
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