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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 2d

Two years of war in #Gaza.

Two years of devastation, displacement, hunger.

Despite these unprecedented conditions, WFP remains on the ground, adapting every day to reach families in need.

Gaza needs food and aid at scale. Only a ceasefire can make that possible.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 11d

As hundreds of thousands of people flee #Gaza City, finding food becomes even harder for those displaced. Many others - including the injured and elderly - cannot move at all.

WFP calls for continued humanitarian access. Only a ceasefire can save the most vulnerable families from starvation.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 12d

Food can’t reach families if aid can’t reach communities.

Protection and access for humanitarian operations isn’t optional - it’s essential. #UNGA80

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 15d

🚨 Today's worst hunger crises are unfolding before our eyes.

📍 Gaza
📍 Sudan
📍 South Sudan
📍 Yemen
📍 Haiti

Food assistance saves lives.

Support humanitarian action today. #UNGA

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 15d

Nearly 5 million mothers and children are malnourished in #Afghanistan, as a hunger crisis deepens.

From a WFP-supported clinic, WFP’s Assistance Executive Director explains what's needed to help pull millions back from the brink and provide stability once again.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 15d

⭕Two famines.

⭕A global hunger crisis.

⭕A historic funding shortfall.

#UNGA80 takes place at a critical juncture. Leaders must act with urgency protect food security, safeguard humanitarian action, and invest in peace.

Because food security is global security. #UNGA

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 19d

Across #Sudan, 25 million people are acutely hungry, with famine already confirmed in several areas.

From Khartoum, WFP’s Assistant Executive Director Valerie Guarnieri explains how WFP & partners are reaching millions of people across the country - and what more is needed.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 26d

School meals aren’t just a social service - they’re a strategic response to some of today's biggest challenges: hunger, the learning crisis & fragile food systems.

WFP's Carmen Burbano explains why we work with governments around the world to fill plates and fuel minds.⤵️

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · 28d

🆕 A new report finds 80 million more children are benefiting from national school meal programmes worldwide.

Low income countries have led the way, increasing the number of children receiving school meals by 60% in just the past two years.

🔗Learn more: ow.ly/r0T150WUn8L

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Sep 3

📍WFP and our partners are doing whatever it takes to reach communities impacted by the #Afghanistan earthquakes.

Hundreds of families received nutrient-dense, ready-to-eat, rations yesterday as part of WFP's rapid response in the region.

Boxes of WFP high energy biscuits are delivered to communities in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on 2 September 2025. Photo: WFP Photo Library

WFP high energy biscuits are distributed to families affected by earthquakes in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on 2 September 2025. Photo: WFP Photo Library

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 27

Famine isn’t just a word – it’s a technical term.

A famine confirmation is the result of a joint, data-driven analysis using agreed global standards set by the IPC.

Watch to understand how - and when - the most serious phase of a hunger crisis is classified.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 26

What is life like living near the frontlines of fighting in #Ukraine?

Shops are closed, services disrupted, homes are damaged. Yet communities endure.

Every month, WFP distributes food to 425,000 people, helping families survive where access to essentials is limited.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 22

More than half a million people in #Gaza are trapped in famine, according to a new IPC analysis.

Famine is confirmed when three critical thresholds – extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths – have been breached.

Read more: ow.ly/h3wb50WK7B2

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 20

Right now, humanitarians are risking everything to deliver food, water, and hope where no one else can.

But this #WorldHumanitarianDay, aid operations are underfunded, overstretched — and increasingly under attack.

Saving lives shouldn’t cost lives. #ActForHumanity

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 16

In #Haiti, 1.3 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to violence.

WFP offers front-line response to people who've lost everything. But funding for this vital assistance is running out.

WFP's Country Director explains ⤵️

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 16

🆘Families trapped inside #Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher are facing starvation.

WFP assistance has helped reduce the risk of famine in at least 8 other areas where access is possible.

We have food supplies ready to reach thousands. 📣 We need a humanitarian pause and safe passage NOW.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 7

#Sudan: A year since famine was declared in North Darfur, families trapped inside besieged El Fasher face starvation.

Cut off by fighting, residents face a daily fight for survival.

Without immediate, sustained humanitarian access, lives will be lost. www.wfp.org/news/one-yea...

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 6

Amid the worsening hunger crisis in #Gaza, families already facing immense challenges - like those caring for children with disabilities, such as Itaf’s - are being pushed to the brink of starvation.

📣 Safe, consistent, and unimpeded access to everyone across the Strip has never been more urgent.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Jul 31

The wave of starvation in #Gaza can only be stopped with a massive scale up of assistance.

🔴 At least 100 trucks a day
🔴 with essential food, nutrition and lifesaving aid
🔴 to everyone, across the entire Strip.

There's not a moment to lose.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Jul 29

#Gaza

Starvation is not a future risk - it is a present catastrophe.

WFP and @unicef.org warn that time is running out to mount a full-scale humanitarian response.

Learn more: ow.ly/nK6y50WwxK6

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Jul 29

#Gaza

🔺Acute malnutrition has risen, with malnutrition levels among children under five quadrupling in just two months.

🔺 Children are dying from hunger and lack of access to care.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Jul 29

#Gaza

🔴Food consumption has plummeted - more than 1 in 3 people are now going days at a time without eating.

🔴Nearly a quarter of the population is enduring famine-like conditions.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Jul 29

According to the latest food security analysis, 2 out of the 3 famine thresholds have now been breached in parts of #Gaza.

Everyone is experiencing Emergency levels of hunger or worse. ⬇️ Read more ⬇️

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Jul 28

WFP welcomes the new commitments to improve the operating conditions for aid organizations in #Gaza.

A massive surge in food assistance is urgently needed to reach all hungry people across Gaza, wherever they are.

We must flood Gaza with aid - before it’s too late.

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World Food Programme @wfp.org · Jul 28

After years of conflict, Syrians returning home face destroyed infrastructure, drought, and hunger.

WFP assistance supports 1.5 million people across the country, including providing food to families newly displaced by clashes in Sweida.

Support is urgent to sustain response.

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