Laureate of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. 🇺🇳🌾🍛 The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency working towards
#ZeroHunger
.
From rising prices to hindering farmer profits, our food systems are disrupted when conflicts, climate extremes, and economic uncertainty occur.
Watch to understand ⤵️ why it's time to transform our
#FoodSystems
- for people, for the planet, and for our future.
Margret went from growing just enough to eat to farming a variety of crops, selling her surplus, and training others.
As El Niño exacerbates drought,
@WFP_Zimbabwe
continues to support smallholder farmers with climate-smart agriculture and techniques to bolster resilience. 🥬🫘
Devastating climate events fuel hunger and disrupt food systems, hitting hardest in places that contribute least to climate change.
Thanks to
#AfricanClimateRoundtable
for having me share how
@WFP
& partners like
@ARCapacity
are working together towards solving these problems.
More than 1 million people have sought safety in
#Chad
, making it home to one of the largest and fastest-growing refugee populations in Africa.
Urgent peace, humanitarian access, and funding are crucial as needs rise, explains WFP's
@Djaounsede
⤵️
#Rafah
: Our main warehouse is now inaccessible. No aid has entered from southern crossings in 2 days. Thousands of ppl are on the move. Only 1 bakery is still working. Supplies of food & fuel in
#Gaza
will only last 1-3 days. Without them, our operations will go into standstill.
Busy day w
@bjerde_anna
in Beirut to see how
@WFP
&
@WorldBank
can boost support to Government-led social safety nets.
At this centre, WFP provides cash assistance to families hit by the economic crisis. So impressed by the dedication of the social workers we met - true heroes.
"When I eat fruit and vegetables, I feel very healthy. Once I feel good about myself, I get great grades during my lessons."
Hamida, 10, attends school in
#Tajikistan
, where school meals feature locally-sourced ingredients, including vegetables grown in the school’s own…
These savings and loans groups in
#Kenya
offer women a first, crucial step up the economic ladder.
Trained and supported by WFP, Stella Akai has trained 35 other groups in Samburu County since 2021 – passing on her skills to hundreds of others.
In
#Afghanistan
and around the globe,
@WFP_UNHAS
is often the only airline that enables aid workers to reach some of the most remote communities on earth.
Here is how👇✈️
In Burundi, over 300,000 people have been affected by floods.
Amidst displacements, infrastructure damage, & soaring food prices,
@WFP
is supporting over 50,000 people with cash based transfers, injecting much needed money into the local economy.
@DomFerretti
explains⬇️
Achieving global food security requires more than just immediate humanitarian assistance.
It's about making food accessible, available, and affordable for all, everywhere.
WFP supports stronger, more resilient, and inclusive
#FoodSystems
around the world. 🌏🌎🌍
Floods have devastated thousands of lives and caused widespread damage to infrastructure.
We are working with
@KenyaRedCross
to assist affected families.
#FloodsSituationKe
🌧
#Burundi
is facing unprecedented heavy rains & floods due to
#ClimateChange
.
#AnticipatoryAction
programmes provide support before a disaster hits.
With support from
@WFP
, Amina and her community are able to mitigate the impact of climate shocks👇
Indigenous families along the Orinoco River in
#Venezuela
do their best to keep their children in school despite the distance. 🛶
Teams from
@WFP_Venezuela
and our partners navigate the river to deliver food to over 30,000 families and their learners. 📚🥣💙
Countries in West Africa including Côte d'Ivoire are receiving an increasing number of people fleeing conflict from central Sahel.
WFP is assisting asylum seekers with cash assistance and malnutrition prevention for young children and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
In crises, WFP and
@UNICEF
assess and respond to cases of malnutrition.
But when people are cut off by conflict or disaster, what do we do?
Our
#nutrition
experts have created a new method to analyze malnutrition crises, so we can respond effectively in any given context.
Gladys, a breastfeeding mother and refugee from South Sudan, is eating nutritious porridge supplied by WFP at Swinga health center in Bidibidi refugee settlement.
WFP reached 114,000 women and children with nutrition support in 2023.