16,000 people have had to flee their homes due to intensified hostilities in #Ukraine 's Kharkiv region.

WFP Ukraine continues its assistance in Kharkiv city with local partners, distributing food boxes to more than 6,000 evacuees & registering 1,550 of them for cash assistance.

From Burundi to Afghanistan, early action in the face of predictable climate extremes has paid off.

Not only does it save millions of dollars otherwise spent responding to disasters after they happen, but it builds resilience to future ones. ow.ly/lHrw50RS7Qa

Thousands of families fleeing #Rafah find themselves with limited food & clean water.
To reach more people with our resources, World Food Programme is using existing food stocks to provide up to 400,000 hot meals a day across Gaza.
But people need more. Here is what they told us 👇

Severe drought has wiped out harvests in southern Africa where 70% of people rely on agriculture to survive.

While on the ground in Zambia, Cindy McCain Cindy McCain calls for global action.

Najla and her colleagues are on a mission to turn traditional foods into new opportunities in #Lebanon .

With WFP Lebanon - برنامج الأغذية العالمي في لبنان support, the cooperative is expanding. 🥒🍊💙

#FoodSystems

Young people will change the world. #Y7

Whether we’re working to end hunger, tackle climate change, or expand access to education – now more than ever – we need smart committed young people to show the world the way forward through the challenges we face. #G7

The floods in #Afghanistan have swept away lives and livelihoods across multiple provinces.

But these two communities in Nangarhar and Baghlan provinces were protected, saving over 870 families and 670 hectares of land.

Bread is transforming lives in Mecufi, Mozambique! 🍞 Thanks to World Food Programme's Rapid Rural Transformation project, Mariamo, Mbasso, and Uvana make over 600 loaves daily, boosting their incomes and reinvesting in the business.

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Join us in #Togo 👋 with Mangula!

She shows us how her daily school meals are prepared, creating a nutritious plate essential for children's growth and learning. 🥘

School meals feed futures in West Africa and beyond 📚✏️💙

🆕 Devastating floods that struck parts of #Afghanistan in the past two weeks are likely to intensify in the coming months, with a significant impact on food security.

The affected districts are already in crisis levels of food insecurity.

Nearly 5 million people in the countries worst-affected by severe drought in southern Africa need assistance.

From Angola to Zimbabwe, #ElNiño left normally fertile soils arid, severely reducing people’s access to food as stocks dwindle and prices soar. ow.ly/qCTH50ROoae

'We know it’s not safe in here, but we have nowhere else to go anymore.'

Ibrahim and his family have returned to their bombed out home as a last place of shelter in Gaza.

They rely entirely on WFP food parcels.

But our stocks are fast running out without continued access.

I'm in Zambia, where a historic #ElNiño drought has cost the country half of its harvest. In the region’s breadbasket, 6.6 million people face acute hunger. World Food Programme and our partners are responding but urgently need resources to do more.

More than a year later, the earthquakes that hit #Syria are still affecting farmers and their lands, in addition to multiple other shocks affecting food production in the country.

Sana explains ⤵️ how WFP Syria is working with communities to recover and rebuild.

🐝 It's #WorldBeeDay !

See how WFP_Uganda supports refugees like Hasan to become self-sufficient through beekeeping🌻🐝🍯

This eco-friendly practice supports families and preserves our #FoodSystems and environment 💚🌿

Zimbabwe has experienced one of its worst droughts in 40 years. Despite this, Nyasha's sesame crop has thrived with WFP support.

'Thanks to the timely warning about #ElNiño and drought risks, I was able to prepare. Now, I'm expecting a bumper harvest.'

🔴 Breaking: More floods hit #Afghanistan — most affected is Ghor Province where 2500 families were impacted.

WFP assessment teams are on the ground now to be able to deploy assistance as soon as possible.

In eastern #DRC  🇨🇩 5.4 million people have been uprooted by the endless conflict. They are hungry, poor and tired of this situation.

More from George Stroumboulopoulos 🐺, WFP Canada's Goodwill Ambassador, and Distel Zola, WFP DRC's high-level supporter, spotlight the gravity of the situation ⬇️

Here are just a few from our fantastic WFP Sudan team. Admire their determination to stay and deliver in one of the most challenging crises imaginable. They, and the people we serve in Sudan, need international attention and support.

Famine is the most disastrous form of prolonged, widespread hunger.

Learn more about what defines a famine ⤵️ and what stages there are before people reach such a catastrophic level of hunger.

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