#Gaza is at a breaking point. I've just seen it myself.   World Food Programme operates in conflict zones all over the world. Families in Gaza are starving—and we know how to deliver at scale.   We must revive our network of 200+ food distribution points, community kitchens & bakeries ASAP.

Today's Read 📘 How the 🇿🇲 Govt with World Food Programme support is linking school meals to climate-smart farming—empowering students & smallholder farmers. Irrigated gardens, drought-resilient seeds & local markets are transforming nutrition. Read more 👇 globalpartnership.org/blog/how-zambi…

Unacceptable. Houthi authorities have forcibly entered World Food Programme offices in Sanaa, Yemen, confiscated—and destroyed—our property & arbitrarily detained 9 team members. My priority is the safety of our staff. I join António Guterres in demanding their immediate & unconditional release.

Read about Inspiring Innovations in #Zambia’s Schools! Meet Zambia’s young heroes—growing fresh produce in school gardens! Drip irrigation 💧 & hydroponics are powering nutrition, resilience & innovation. Read more 👇 schoolmealscoalition.org/stories/zambia…

🇫🇷 Merci, France! Your support enables World Food Programme to enhance the #Zambian Govt's Home-Grown School Meals with climate-resilient feeding & sustainable food production. WFP will reach 8,500 learners in 7 schools, install smart drip-irrigated gardens, clean cookstoves & WASH stations.

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. Today, 466M children globally receive them. WFP's Carmen Burbano explains why we work with governments around the

Attended the official opening of the 5th Session of the 13th National Assembly. We were pleased to hear of Govt's achievements in education, with over 2.3 million learners benefitting from #freeducation and the School Feeding Programme reaching over 4.6 million children. #Zambia

I am so inspired by everyone gathered here today at the 2nd Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition Coalition in #Brazil. The transformative power of #SchoolMeals is clear. Let’s bring even more people into this movement: more leaders & more partners from every corner of the world!

Minister Ville Tavio had a good discussion with World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain ( Cindy McCain ). The School Meals Coalition Coalition is an important and effective form of cooperation for Finland and World Food Programme. The discussion also addressed the ongoing humanitarian crises.

To strengthen risk management in #farming , the Govt of the Republic of #Zambia, World Food Programme & International Fund for Agricultural Development have signed an MoU to scale up livestock insurance.A promising step towards building climate change resilience and sustainable livestock production. IFADEastAfrica Cissy.Byenkya Kabasuuga

Community-based savings are vital for smallholder farmers to finance their agricultural investments! With WFP’s support, the #Zambian government has formed 6,800 savings groups, empowering farmers to plan and save for change. Ministry of Community Development &Social Services UN Zambia Cissy.Byenkya Kabasuuga

When the road ends, UN Humanitarian Air Service takes off! This crucial air service connects aid workers to communities cut off by conflict & disaster—flying 355K passengers to 400 remote locations just last year. At #UNGA80, I’m urging partners to step up & help keep this lifeline in the skies.

Market access & digital tools are game-changers for smallholder 👩‍🌾. Today in Chiwena Camp, Mumbwa📍 with our partners, we relaunched the Maano Virtual Farmers Market, now enhanced with access to finance, insurance, automated digital transactions,& marketing & e-learning tools.

This #UNGA80 couldn't have come at a more critical moment. Every conversation, every partnership and every commitment made is a lifeline for the millions of people trapped by hunger and conflict around the world. Now it’s time to turn words into action.

Two years of war in #Gaza. Two years of devastation, displacement, hunger. Despite these unprecedented conditions, WFP remains on the ground, adapting every day to reach families in need. Gaza needs food and aid at scale. Only a ceasefire can make that possible.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. This October, WFP Zambia staff wore pink to raise awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. #AwarenessMonth

#FlashBackFriday On October 9, we took time as the WFP family to pay tribute to colleagues who gave their lives in pursuit of a world free from hunger. Their courage and sacrifice continue to inspire our mission to save and change lives—even in the face of conflict and crisis.

At the handover of 🇨🇳’s $3.5M contribution, Her Honour, Vice President Dr. W.K. Mutale Nalumango, highlighted the critical timing of this support for #Zambia’s most vulnerable. “...will provide a three-month food pipeline during the peak of the lean season...”

A model of partnership in action! “This food assistance programme, engaging China, Zambia and the World Food Programme, represents a new model of partnership that integrates bilateral aid into a broader, more systemic multilateral framework.”

A powerful double impact: feeding families and strengthening local markets. Gratitude to 🇨🇳 for enabling World Food Programme #Zambia to source maize locally—supporting communities and building resilience. ~ Cissy.Byenkya Kabasuuga, WFP Zambia Country Director #ZeroHunger