At a time when at least one in three children aged under 5 is affected by malnutrition, breastfeeding remains a critical way to help babies and young children meet their nutritional needs. In responding to a in a year of, the e supports across the world, supplying pregnant and breastfeeding women with specialized nutritious foods to prevent and treat malnutrition. WFP provides nutrition training to mothers and their communities on what is very literally a lifeline breastfeeding helps to provide immunity against diseases, serving children well beyond their earliest days.
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The effects of the can be overwhelming. But as the warns of a and calls for US$22.2 billion to reach 152 million people this year.
Food security is caught in the crossfire in Haiti as people reel from gang violence alongside rising prices, climate shocks and the Ukraine-crisis ripple effect. 1.3 million Haitians are at risk of . has assisted more than 62,000 people with emergency assistance in the metropolitan areas this year, with over US$4.1 million in cash assistance. It plans to assist a further 145,000 in the coming months. Since mid-May, the agency has provided 44,000 hot meals to families who have been displaced by gang violence.
In 2021, extreme weather events and natural hazards cost the world US$ 343 billion in economic losses. Of these losses, only 40 percent were compensated by an insurance policy. When families can't afford insurance, they have few coping strategies available when disasters strike. In a sudden emergency such as a flood, families can be forced to make tough choices, such as selling assets and livestock. Insurance from helps families to buy food, meet their immediate needs and rebuild their lives.
Soaring global food insecurity is putting 750,000 people, in five countries, at immediate risk of , according to the latest report, published by the (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Food insecurity is expected to worsen in countries that form part of what WFP calls a '' creeping across the globe, with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel region and Syria among the 20 hotspots highlighted in the report. Conflict in which is listed as a hotspot has triggered not only the biggest humanitarian crisis this century but also a global spike in fuel and food prices. includes recommendations for every country on two fronts: emergency response to save lives and anticipatory actions. Both require donor support.
Two decades ago, Jean Nkeramihigo and Francine Kanyana moved to the commune of Vumbi, in Kirundo, Burundi, in search of land so they could start their own farm and bring up a family. Twenty years later, the couple's life is different from what they hoped for due to climate change. Like other vulnerable families in Kirundo, Jean, Francine and their 12 children rely on humanitarian assistance and paid labour to survive, sometimes with only one meal per day. The couple were among the 40,000 vulnerable people assisted in April 2022 by to help them to meet their basic food needs.
is designing programmes to support Afghanistan's smallholder farmers and feed children at the same time. The Bread+ project, pictured, gives children midday snacks and will grow to work with 1,100 local bakers by September. Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme country director for Afghanistan, explains why donors - whose help averted famine over the winter - must continue their support.
The releases the latest findings on the number of people facing acute hunger and malnutrition. It also provides an analysis of the drivers that are contributing to food crises, including conflicts, extreme weather events and economic shocks, as well as COVID-19-related economic effects. While it does not include the impacts of the war in Ukraine, it exposes the interconnected nature and fragility of global food systems, with serious consequences for global food and nutrition security.
It is still possible to solve the climate crisis. But time is short. We must invest in our planet now to protect people, livelihoods and our futures. works with communities in Haiti to build resilience to climate shocks by creating, rehabilitating and modernising community resources. In 2021, 80,000 people in six departments benefitted from resilience activities. This included 73,000 trees planted and 2,500 metres of flood protection dikes and 6,264 meters of drainage canals rehabilitated.
Vera is among families in Moldova receiving cash grants from the (WFP), for taking in refugees from Ukraine. Seven-year-old Eva travelled for two days by bus from Odesa, with her mother and brother, when fighting escalated close to home. After living alone for 40 years, their new host, Vera, says she is more than happy to open up her home to the new family. There, in a suburb of Chisinau, Moldova's capital, Vera has been giving Eva gardening lessons. I taught Eva to grow tomatoes, so she has a project, but I hope she never gets to taste them, says Vera. It would be a shame if she's still here when they are ready for harvest. She should be at home.
Six international football stars including the first Syrian refugee to play in the German Bundesliga are joining forces with the (WFP) and the (UNHCR) to raise funds for people fleeing . The includes players from across the UKs Premier League, the Bundesliga and the French Division 1 F矇minine, accompanies by music from WFP Goodwill Ambassador . UNHCR and WFPs global appeal comes at a time when almost a quarter of Ukraines population more than 10 million people have been forced from their homes. WFP is building a massive operation to provide food for civilians trapped in major cities and assist others impacted by the conflict who have fled to neighbouring countries. This little girl is enjoying mealtime at a school serving as a reception centre for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova.
In the Sechura desert, on Perus northern coast, several hours away from the main roads, hundreds of families survive hand-to-mouth. Drinking water is unavailable, and nutritious food is scarce and expensive. Or, at least, it was. Thanks to a project backed by , families share a 900-metre plot of land where they farm organic vegetables and raise farm animals. A drip irrigation system, installed with WFPs support, allows for efficient use of underground waters, which the families can access through a communal reservoir. Families can now keep part of their harvest and sell the rest.
31,000 people face famine-like conditions in Yemen by June 161,000 people will be at risk. , and together sound the alarm - as calls for US$1.97 billion to save lives.
Along with $500,000, is also donating $1 to from each ticket sold for his forthcoming After Hours Til Dawn tour, to pull 44 million people back from the brink of famine.
The World Food Programme is calling for US$570 million as it kicks off an emergency response to the Ukraine crisis. The organization is putting critical supplies in place as the UN says more than a million refugees have crossed into neighbouring countries. Ljudmila, 70, could not bear to leave her cat behind as she embarked on a six-day journey to Poland. is working with , the UN Refugee Agency, to assist 300,000 people outside Ukraines borders.