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World Food Programme

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World Food Programme

@WFP

2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The UN World Food Programme saves lives in crises and supports communities to advance a future free from hunger.

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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 6
Hunger doesn't wait for routes to re-open. And neither do we. After a 15,000 km journey across 9 countries, these fortified biscuits finally arrived in #Afghanistan. Head of Supply Chain, @Corinne_WFP, explains how, in a world of rising costs and disruptions, delivering food
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⚠️Three months after warning that the Middle East crisis could push millions more people into hunger, new analysis shows that the fallout is already having deep and long-lasting effects. Vulnerable families far from the center of the crisis are being hit the hardest. 🔗
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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 10
#SouthSudan’s hunger crisis is worsening. Conflict, floods and violence are pushing millions to the edge. Nyatut fled her home to survive. Today, she’s doing everything she can to rebuild her life. ⤵️
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Carl Skau
@WFPChief
Jun 9
People facing #Ebola in #DRC have endured years of conflict, displacement and hunger. They know what is needed. Outbreaks are stopped when they lead. To support, @WFP is working with partners to move health workers, supplies and food fast. Speed and solidarity can end an outbreak
World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 9
The Ebola outbreak in #DRCongo has quickly spread from four to 25 health zones. @WFP_UNHAS is supporting the response: ✈️ 90+ flights so far 👥 680+ frontline responders transported 📦 ~10 metric tons of critical supplies delivered This frontline support is essential to contain
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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 9
The Ebola outbreak in #DRCongo has quickly spread from four to 25 health zones. @WFP_UNHAS is supporting the response: ✈️ 90+ flights so far 👥 680+ frontline responders transported 📦 ~10 metric tons of critical supplies delivered This frontline support is essential to contain
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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 9
As instability spread across the Middle East this spring, WFP teams created an entirely new logistics corridor - spanning 15,000 km - to reach Afghan schoolchildren who rely on WFP meals.
A 15,000-km journey: how WFP navigated closed borders to deliver food
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Carl Skau
@WFPChief
Jun 8
Great discussions at the @WorldBankGroup #FragilityForum. I joined @DMiliband and @bjerde_anna to discuss the impact of stronger partnerships in times of crisis. With our local partners, we reach people further and faster, and ensure our support lasts longer than our presence.
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WFP in Kenya
@WFP_Kenya
Jun 9
The school meals programme has grown across the country, supporting learning where it’s needed most. 🍛 For many children, a meal at school means the chance to focus, learn, and thrive. That is why @WFP is partnering with the government to support school meals this term in
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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 8
"I have never seen anything like it." After visits to Afghanistan, Sudan and beyond, WFP’s Acting Executive Director @CarlSkau reflects on a worsening hunger crisis — and what funding cuts mean for families on the frontlines. Read his first‑person account ⤵️
'I have never seen anything like it' – reflections from a worsening hunger crisis | World Food...
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United Nations Geneva
@UNGeneva
Jun 5
The Middle East conflict continues to reverberate around the world, warns @WFP. ➡️In Somalia, 2.5 mln won't be able to afford a basic food basket. ➡️In Afghanistan, 2.3 mln will fall into acute food insecurity. ➡️In Sri Lanka, 1.3 mln won't manage to meet their food needs.
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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 7
📍 #DRC: On the frontlines of the Ebola response, cooks like Mama Arlette are preparing essential meals for patients, people in isolation, healthcare workers and caregivers — with support from WFP and @USForeignAssist. “Good food is also medicine,” she says. 📣 As the outbreak
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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 7
📍 #DRCongo Ebola is hitting communities already facing conflict, displacement and hunger. WFP is responding by transporting humanitarian staff and critical cargo, supporting partners through @WFP_UNHAS, UNHRD and the @logcluster. WFP’s Alain Kabore explains more ⬇️
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World Food Programme
@WFP
Jun 6
Replying to @WFP
The impacts of the Middle East crisis are expected to intensify in the coming months. Even if the conflict de-escalates, farmers in parts of the world are going through planting seasons amid severe fertilizer shortages and high fuel prices.
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WFP warning becomes a reality for millions as Middle East crisis pushes poorest families further...
ROME, Italy – Three months after warning that the escalating Middle East crisis could push millions more people into hunger, new analysis from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) shows that...
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