World Food Programme

WFP Statement | #Gaza On the morning of 20 July, a 25 truck WFP convoy carrying vital food assistance crossed the Zikim border point destined for starving communities in northern Gaza. Shortly after passing the final checkpoint beyond the Zikim crossing point into Gaza, the…

We’re not just responding - we’re building resilience. School meals are helping kids learn, fight malnutrition, and support local farmers. Investing in youth = investing in South Sudan’s future.

WFP is doing everything possible to reach people affected by crisis in #SouthSudan, says WFP's @CarlSkau. However, a severe funding shortfall threatens ongoing support and places millions at risk of losing aid. 🔗Get the latest update: ow.ly/kbeE50Wt4WX

The WFP team is assisting the most vulnerable in the hardest-to-reach areas - even with airdrops ✈️ where access via road or river is not possible. But our funding is running short.

Just returned from South Sudan 🇸🇸 - where humanitarian needs are staggering. Conflict and flooding have uprooted millions and destroyed their livelihoods. Peace and stability are urgent.

✈ @WFP_UNHAS is how we reach people who would otherwise be unreachable. Let’s keep it flying.

For more than two decades, the UN’s humanitarian air service has delivered life-saving humanitarian aid to people in remote and hard-to-reach areas. Despite funding cuts, @WFP_UNHAS remains committed to its vital work serving the world’s most vulnerable. wfp.org/unhas

#Syria: Over 100,000 displaced by violence in #Sweida. Together with @SYRedCrescent, WFP is responding with ready-to-eat food & wheat flour for affected families in #Sweida & #Daraa. The first convoy of 40+ trucks arrived in Sweida, including WFP aid. More convoys are on the way.

There have been many difficult days for our team in Gaza. Today, we reached a new low point. This cannot continue.

Humanitarians working to save lives SHOULD NEVER risk their own.

Without food security, families are forced to flee, tensions grow, and insecurity spreads. 🌍At least 319M people face acute food insecurity today. Tens of millions are at risk of extreme hunger. What is food security - and how is WFP working to protect it? 👇

"Our job in logistics is not just to move food." WFP's Sahir explains what's behind every kilometer that WFP food assistance travels. In 2024, @WFP_Uganda moved 173,000 MT of food to 545 hard-to-reach locations across the country. Watch one of those dispatches in action ⤵️

🔴 In #Somalia, late-season rains have displaced families and affected over 84,000 people. Many have been uprooted multiple times this year, trapped in a cycle of extreme weather and hunger. WFP’s Lina explains how @WFPSomalia is responding 👇

Naem Ahmed's family hugged the last bag of WFP wheat flour they received - a small celebration amid desperate conditions. Everyone in #Gaza is hungry. It's time to flood the Strip with food and reach ALL families, everywhere - safely and without interruption.

In hotspots like 🔴Sudan 🔴South Sudan 🔴Gaza 🔴DRC 🔴Haiti hunger is deepening and putting millions of people at immediate risk. WFP works to deliver urgent support. Food assistance saves lives.

🔴Nearly 1 in every 3 people in #Gaza is not eating for days at a time. 🔴Thousands of people are on the verge of catastrophic hunger. Food aid is the only real way for people to eat. 📣WFP continues to call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire, and safe, unhindered,…

🚨At least 319 million people face acute levels food insecurity today.🚨 Conflict, extreme weather events and soaring food prices push families to the brink. WFP assistance delivers food, restores hope, and saves lives. Hunger is preventable.

After months of limited access, @WFP has resumed critical river transport along the White Nile in #SouthSudan🚤 This week a convoy carrying 1,380 metric tonnes of food & relief items for hard-to-reach communities departed Bor with the support of @UNMISS & partners

Today, more than 80 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean receive school meals. School meal programmes have proven to improve nutrition, drive local economies, and support education outcomes for generations. 🍎✏️✨ ow.ly/otWG50Wr9X9

Kfarchouba was home to 11,000 people—today, only 1,000 are living here. I visited southern Lebanon & met with government stakeholders still grappling with the aftermath of destruction. @WFP continues to work with partners to help ease the burden through food assistance.