🚨 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

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.

⭕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

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.

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.⤵️

🆕 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

📍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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 ⤵️

🆘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.

#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...

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.

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.

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 ⬇️

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.

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.

WFP continues to deliver life-saving food assistance inside #Gaza as the fear of starvation intensifies. Since 23rd July, WFP has seen faster food convoy approvals and movements but requires a sustained commitment to avert the ongoing humanitarian crisis. 🔗Full update: wfp.org/news/wfp-foo...

WFP began airdropping emergency food assistance in #SouthSudan’s Upper Nile State. These distributions mark WFP’s first access in over four months to thousands of people facing catastrophic hunger in areas only accessible by air. Read more: ow.ly/GN4850WltuR

“This is the worst I’ve ever seen." 🧵 Read the words of WFP’s Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau describing the conditions, danger, and shortages driving hunger in #Gaza.

📍Thousands of Afghan families are returning from neighbouring Iran every day. Across #Afghanistan, there's already 10 million people facing extreme levels of food insecurity. WFP's Deputy Country Director explains what's happening and what families need now.

🚨At least 319 million people face acute levels food insecurity today. What is food security - and how is WFP working to protect it? 👇 www.wfp.org/stories/food...

The need for food in #Gaza is desperate. Aid is the only lifeline. WFP stand ready to assist the entire population - we have the food, the capacity and the systems. We need access: more trucks allowed in daily, all entry points open, and safe routes to reach every community.

"Sudanese refugees deserve protection, not further hunger and despair." As the war in #Sudan rages on, food assistance for millions of Sudanese sheltering in neighbouring countries is at risk of halting. WFP's Shaun Hughes explains ⬇️

WFP has supported more than 1 million people in greater Khartoum — a city devastated by war. Hunger has soared, and the needs remain staggering. We’re doing all we can to expand assistance across #Sudan. But without more resources, we can’t reach everyone.

📍13 Hunger Hotspots 🌍 A new joint report by WFP and ‪@fao.org‬ projects acute food insecurity to worsen this year, triggered by unrelenting conflicts, economic and climate shocks. In the world’s worst hunger emergencies, WFP is racing to deliver food to save lives, and global support is critical.

This week, under enormous challenges, WFP teams reached northern #Gaza with wheat flour for the first time since the blockade began. One delivery is not enough, explains WFP's Corinne Fleischer. Gaza needs food every day.

🆘Families across most of #SouthSudan’s Upper Nile state face emergency levels of hunger as conflict escalates, with two counties at risk of famine. Read the new report: ow.ly/ySsP50W8bMp

In #Gaza, families are hanging on by a thread. Children go to bed hungry — again and again. Watch WFP’s Martina explain why food must reach them — now.

⚠️ As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, WFP in #Haiti urgently needs to preposition stocks. Over 5.7 million Haitians already face acute food insecurity - record levels. Any extreme weather could lead to a humanitarian crisis, WFP's Regional Director Lola Castro explains ⤵️

📍Heavy rains are hitting parts of #Bangladesh. Early WFP action supported 6,500 people in Teknaf to access food and essentials before the worst flooding hit—keeping families safe and prepared when it mattered most.

More than 335,000 people have received WFP emergency assistance after arriving in Tawila, in #Sudan's North Darfur region. More food and nutrition supplies are on the way as the number of people seeking safety climbs. Watch as WFP's Yawar explains ⤵️

The sheer scale of people being displaced from their homes in the #DRCongo is pushing food insecurity to crisis proportions. WFP has reached over 1 million people with assistance but the strain on humanitarian response is deepening. www.wfp.org/stories/hung...

WFP is doing everything possible to deliver emergency food supplies into #Gaza. Even at these levels, it’s still just a drop in the ocean, WFP's Antoine Renard explains ⤵️ 📣Humanitarian assistance must be scaled up, and sustained, before it is too late, for far too many.

This kitchen used to feed 5,000 people a day. Now it stands empty. We have enough food ready to enter #Gaza, explains WFP's Kate Newton. We just need the access. Let aid in before it's too late.

🚨Report: Gaza is at risk of famine once again. Without immediate action, the critical lack of supplies in the Gaza Strip will push food insecurity, acute malnutrition and mortality levels past the famine thresholds within the next 5 months. Learn more: ow.ly/8MmM50VQW3a

📍Watch: Additional deliveries of WFP assistance arrive in Tawila, North Darfur. WFP is swiftly dispatching urgently needed food and nutrition assistance to thousands of families who’ve endured horrific levels of violence in #Sudan's El Fasher and Zamzam camp.

🚫 #Gaza is running out of food — in the shops and from humanitarian assistance. With borders still closed, WFP has no food left to distribute. The situation is growing more desperate every day. We need humanitarian access now.

Daw Win lost her home in Mandalay. WFP assistance has become her lifeline. One month on from the earthquake in #Myanmar, needs remain critical. 🔵500,000 people in worst-hit areas already faced emergency levels of hunger. 🔵WFP has reached more than 300,000 people so far.

WFP’s food stocks in Gaza have been depleted. ◾No food has entered Gaza in over 7 weeks — the longest border closure the Strip has ever faced. ◾WFP has more than 116,000 tons of food positioned at aid corridors, ready to enter as soon as borders reopen.

WFP has fully depleted its food stocks in #Gaza. Today, the last supplies were delivered to hot meal kitchens — Gaza’s only steady source of food for weeks. These kitchens will run out of ingredients in the coming days. Read full statement.🔗 ow.ly/ja3j50VHH5N

"I could only save my girls and now we have nothing," says Awadiya, whose family is among the millions who've been forced from their homes amid #Sudan's war. Hunger in the country has reached catastrophic levels and thousands remain at risk of #famine in multiple areas. www.wfp.org/stories/suda...

Two million people in #Gaza - most of them displaced and without income - rely entirely on food assistance. As stocks dwindle and borders remain closed, Gaza needs food now.

Two years of conflict have plunged #Sudan into the world's largest hunger catastrophe. WFP assistance has helped pull six areas back from the brink of #famine, but urgent action is needed to reach millions in need. Hear more from WFP's Leni ⤵️

WFP is aiming to bring food assistance to more than 450,000 people in northeastern South Sudan. 🆘Escalating conflict is affecting access to food at a time when the country is already facing near-record high food insecurity. Get the latest update: ow.ly/tUj550VxrQB

As food stocks in #Gaza run out, WFP's various assistance programmes are gradually shutting down. ◼️All WFP-supported bakeries are closed ◼️Last food parcels were distributed this week ◼️Hot meals continue, but supplies are running low We urgently need aid to enter Gaza.

As food stocks in #Gaza run out, WFP's various assistance programmes are gradually shutting down. ◼️All WFP-supported bakeries are closed ◼️Last food parcels were distributed this week ◼️Hot meals continue, but supplies are running low We urgently need aid to enter Gaza.

WFP has so far reached over 24,000 earthquake survivors in four areas of #Myanmar, including Mandalay, and is scaling up efforts to assist 850,000 affected people. 🔗Get the latest: ow.ly/1tzm50VtQu5