How many hungry people are there in the world and is the number going down? What effect does hunger have on children and what can we do to help them? Here is a list of 10 facts that go some way to explaining why hunger is the single biggest solvable problem facing the world today.
From the conflicts in Syria and Congo, to the drought in the Sahel region of Africa, 2012 threw up a challenging sequence of emergencies to WFP and its humanitarian partners. Here are 12 photos that look back on a year in WFP's fight against hunger.
Responding to emergencies is what WFP does best - we are often the first agency on the ground during a crisis, in large part thanks to the skills and local knowledge of WFP's logisticians. And to get food to the hungry, the WFP logistics has to negotiate some very tough terrain. An emergency often requires a cargo drop from aircraft or a helicopter airlift, but there are other options too. Here's what the WFP Pakistan logistics team did in the 2012 floods in Sindh and Balochistan...
Humanitarian needs -- especially food -- are growing across Syria. At the same time as thousands of families are being displaced, both bread and fuel are running short in many areas. WFP is currently reaching about 1.5 million people every month inside Syria. But the escalation of fighting is making it harder to reach the people affected, especially in the north. Meanwhile, as thousands of families pour into neighbouring countries, WFP is also providing assistance in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. Here's an overview:
When everybody says "it can't be done", what would you do? Would you accept it as a fact or would you rise up to the challenge and find a solution? Read on for an inspiring story of commitment and dedication from WFP's team in Afghanistan.
GENEVA – WFP joined other humanitarian aid agencies on Wednesday in unveiling an expanded plan to assist people fleeing fighting in Syria to neighbouring countries during the first six months of 2013.
With food prices high in Malawi's markets, many families are struggling to find enough to eat. A new programme by WFP is sending cash to the most vulnerable people through their mobile phones. This assistance enables them to buy more food and so keep hunger and malnutrition at bay.
Aid agencies are collectively appealing for US$ 8.5 billion to respond to the humanitarian needs of some 51 million people in 16 countries in 2013. The figure, higher than any previous such appeal, was announced Friday by the heads of WFP, OCHA and Caritas Internationalis at a press conference at WFP’s Rome headquarters.
JUBA – The Government of Japan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed on 4 December a new agreement in Rome for food assistance amounting to approximately US$3.125 million (250 million Japanese Yen) to benefit the most vulnerable people in the Republic of South Sudan.