Funding shortfalls force deep cuts to Syria food assistance: WFP

© UNOCHA/Sevim Turkmani Trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrive in Ain Al Arab, Syria, in February 2026.This article is published in association with United Nations. Millions of Syrians are at growing risk of hunger after severe funding shortages forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to halve emergency food assistance, cutting support for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people across the country. UN officials warn that the cuts come at a dangerous […]

Humanitarian funding cuts pushing millions into hunger: WFP

This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly 14 million people could face severe hunger by the end of the year, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday, as slashed humanitarian funding threatens six of its most critical operations.  Programmes in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan […]

People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official

This article is published in association with United Nations. The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row, a senior official with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.  Ross Smith, director of emergency preparedness and […]

Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP

This article is published in association with United Nations. The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country. “Over the past six months, WFP scaled […]

WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza

This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the enclave, home to over two million people.  On Friday, WFP announced it had delivered its last remaining supplies to kitchens […]

Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured. The crisis is being exacerbated by the expected early arrival of the lean season […]

Fighting in Sudan could plunge millions into hunger, WFP warns

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum In April, intense fighting broke out across Sudan between warring factions led by two military leaders vying for power. The violence shattered hopes of a peaceful political transition and has forced tens […]

As many as 330,000 displaced by heavy fighting in south-west Syria – UN agency

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Intense air and ground-based strikes at multiple locations in Syria’s south-western Dara’a governorate has resulted in the “largest displacement” in the area since the conflict began more than seven years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has reported. A number of civilians are also […]

Aid teams respond to escalating southwest Syria conflict: 750,000 civilians are at risk

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Vital humanitarian relief continues to reach Dera’a in south-west Syria, where 750,000 people are at risk and at least 45,000 people have been displaced amid a government-led offensive to regain opposition-held areas, UN aid teams said on Tuesday. Clashes between forces loyal to the […]
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