World Food Programme
@WFP
2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The UN World Food Programme saves lives in emergencies and uses food assistance to build a pathway to peace and stability.
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WFP welcomes the recent release of one of its staff members who had been arbitrarily detained in Yemen and is relieved that he has been reunited with his family.
We stand in solidarity with the 72 UN personnel and five former UN personnel, including WFP colleagues, who remain detained in Yemen, and will continue to pursue every possible avenue to secure their immediate and safe release.
WFP joins the Secretary-General in calling for the release of all detained UN personnel and other humanitarian workers in Yemen. In this regard, WFP supports any constructive dialogue and engagement with the Houthi de facto authorities to build on this development and ensure further releases.
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Alongside governments and corporations, support from individuals is becoming an essential engine for driving WFP’s hunger-fighting mandate.
The support is all the more crucial at a time when 266 million people worldwide face acute food insecurity.
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📍#Colombia#: Communities already facing conflict, displacement and food insecurity are now confronting another shock.
WFP is mobilizing support for the Government-led response and stands ready to help families affected by the earthquake to meet urgent needs.
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El Niño’s impact goes beyond the weather.
Droughts, floods and crop losses can trigger a chain reaction, driving food insecurity.
WFP has already triggered anticipatory action plans in 50 countries, helping communities prepare before forecasted shocks become food crises.⤵️
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A month after two powerful earthquakes struck #Venezuela#, WFP continues to provide food assistance to communities impacted by the devastation.
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📍 #Venezuela#: Volunteers like Vileidi are lending their time to prepare meals for families affected by the earthquakes.
With support from WFP, local volunteers and humanitarian partners are working together to ensure displaced families have access to food while they begin to rebuild.
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From #Ukraine’s# wheat fields to the frontline.
WFP is supporting communities near the front line by delivering locally bought and grown foods — helping farmers and producers continue their work, while ensuring assistance reaches those who need it most.
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After more than three years of war, the risk of famine in #Sudan# persists.
➡️ 2 in 5 people face crisis‑level hunger
➡️ 825,000 children under five are at risk from severe malnutrition
WFP remains on the ground — but support must urgently grow to stop the crisis from becoming an even greater tragedy.
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