for important and timely conversations on how American leadership is critical to building a more food secure world, and by extension a more secure America.
President! Proud of our incredible partnership & looking forward to do even more to tackle unprecedented hunger, funding challenges, and urgent climate action.
What is happening in #Haiti demands the world's attention: Skyrocketing gang violence. Soaring inflation, and 4.9 million people hungry – nearly half the country.
Thank you
Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, is plagued with gang violence and now at risk of famine. @MattRiversABC reports on the humanitarian crisis as armed groups control what supplies come into areas, leaving children with little or no food. https://abcn.ws/2XvP3JQ
reports.
Three years of drought, which killed an estimated 43,000 people last year, have given way to devastating floods.
If the world turns away from Somalia now, it will have disastrous consequences.
food & assets happening right now in El Obeid.
Our warehouses have come under attack – and food for 4.4 million people is at stake.
It is unconscionable to steal from the hungry. This must stop.
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in Rome. As hunger reaches unprecedented levels, #Italy's leadership is indispensable in driving the global response – both now & during its 2024 #G7 Presidency.
Let's make an even greater impact for the millions we serve. Grazie! 🇮🇹🇺🇳
is delivering emergency cash assistance to Sudanese refugees arriving in #Egypt – many of whom fled violence with nothing more than the clothes on their backs.
In just minutes, they can purchase food, shelter & other essentials:
, calls for urgent humanitarian action for the people facing the biggest risk of extreme hunger in the coming months.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3qdN4wq
is rapidly expanding the distribution of emergency 🥘 food & nutrition assistance
675,000 ppl in 13 of 18 states received aid in less than one month including in:
📍Khartoum
📍Port Sudan
📍Wadi Halfa
Here are the latest updates ➡️https://wfp.org/news/first-wfp-food-assistance-distributed-khartoum…
⚠️ Warning ⚠️
At this very moment, millions of people are facing starvation around the world: #Afghanistan#Nigeria#Somalia#SouthSudan#Yemen and many more.
The cost of inaction will be catastrophic.
Catastrophic: more than 23M people in the Horn of Africa are trapped in a hunger emergency.
Conflict, climate shocks & economic crisis are already wreaking havoc on this region – and now, the crisis in Sudan has pushed 1M+ people from their homes.
on Germany's pivotal role in the global fight against hunger. Millions of lives have been saved, yet this battle is far from won... We need everyone's support to avert famine and build the pathways to peace!
It's #AfricaDay🌍❤️!
As an African, how are you contributing to a better future for Africa?
👋 Some of our African colleagues share ⬇️#OurAfricaOurFuture
have been able to achieve across the #Sahel. What used to be sprawling desert is now 220,000+ hectares of productive farmland.
Feeding families, feeding dreams! 🇩🇪🇺🇳
team that I am with here in #Berlin. Thank you for everything you do to raise awareness and resources, so that millions of people can build a future without hunger!
are empowering women across the #Sahel with equal access to food, resources & opportunities - changing lives, reshaping communities and transforming societies. Danke! 🇩🇪🇺🇳
Security Council passed a historic resolution and condemned the use of hunger as a weapon of war.
But conflict and hunger continue to skyrocket. An unprecedented 43M people face famine worldwide.
Peace > Power. #UNSC2417
and reaffirm their commitment to:
▶️ expand #humanitarianspace across the global humanitarian response
▶️#advocate collectively to support critical crisis contexts
▶️ strengthen #partnership with #local actors
is rolling out comprehensive measures to ensure life-saving assistance reaches and is used by the most vulnerable.
Those found responsible must be held accountable.
Devastated crops.
Shattered livelihoods.
Lives are at stake.
#Somalia has done nothing to contribute to the #ClimateCrisis, yet they're paying the price for it.
6.5m Somalis are battling extreme hunger. 450k malnourished children are at risk of dying. The world must act ASAP.
to discuss the global food crisis and the growing partnership with #Slovenia to meet our humanitarian and development challenges. Looking forward to building a more resilient world together. Thank you! 🇸🇮🇺🇳
Z @WFPChief, izvršno direktorico @WFP sva spregovorili o problematiki prehranske varnosti, temi, ki ji bo jeseni posvečen 2. Predsedničin forum. V zadnjih letih smo v za 6x povečali finančna sredstva, ki naslavljajo to problematiko. Hvala za zanimiv pogovor.
While 345 million people face the threat of starvation around the world, we must urgently invest in short and long-term solutions to end hunger.
This global food crisis is simply too severe.
. Their planes & helicopters make it possible to get life-saving food & assistance to people who need it around the world. Getting supplies & responders out is especially crucial as refugees flee fighting in Sudan for remote parts of Chad.
From the farms of #Ukraine to the dinner tables of vulnerable families in #Kenya: the impact of the Black Sea Grain Initiative continues to be felt in nations around the world.
In Kakuma refugee camp, this wheat = hope!
As the UN warns of record temperatures for the next 5 years, the #CycloneMocha is just a harbinger of growing concerns ahead.
WFP's Country Director in Myanmar, Stephen Anderson, tells
While the BSGI extension is welcome, 60 days is not enough. Predictability is key for global food security.
Planting season starts now & runs through September. If Ukrainian farmers don't know if they'll have access to international markets, is it worth growing anything at all?
The contribution of the Black Sea Grain Initiative to fighting hunger worldwide is undeniable.
Yesterday's agreement to extend will save lives. The world needs a thriving Ukrainian agricultural sector to stabilize global markets and bring food prices down for everyone.