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WFP in the Middle East & North Africa

@WFP_MENA

Laureate of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize🇺🇳🌾 The largest humanitarian agency working towards #ZeroHunger.

Follow our work in the Middle East & North Africa.👇

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There is little we can do for the people still in Rafah.

Roads are unsafe, access limited, and most of our partners and other humanitarian agencies have been displaced.

We need a ceasefire in now.

There is little we can do for the people still in Rafah. Roads are unsafe, access limited, and most of our partners and other humanitarian agencies have been displaced. We need a ceasefire in #Gaza now.
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🚨 We need an urgent ceasefire NOW.

People and children displaced in and across Gaza are beyond exhausted. And our ability to help them is deteriorating with every passing hour, every passing day.

🚨 We need an urgent ceasefire NOW. People and children displaced in #Rafah and across Gaza are beyond exhausted. And our ability to help them is deteriorating with every passing hour, every passing day.
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In , a small community-based kitchen supported by World Food Programme strengthens local .

📣 As part of the National School Feeding Programme, it produces 13,000 meals a day.

💪 This kitchen symbolizes resilience by employing over 30 women & catalyzing the local economy.

In #Jordan, a small community-based kitchen supported by @WFP strengthens local #FoodSystems. 📣 As part of the National School Feeding Programme, it produces 13,000 meals a day. 💪 This kitchen symbolizes resilience by employing over 30 women & catalyzing the local economy.
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On , let's recognize the role of in feeding children & forming better dietary habits.

✅Introducing new nutritious foods for kids
🌎Offering diverse menus with fruits, veggies, proteins & grains
👧Positive role modelling by staff making healthy choices

On #NutritionDay, let's recognize the role of #SchoolMeals in feeding children & forming better dietary habits. ✅Introducing new nutritious foods for kids 🌎Offering diverse menus with fruits, veggies, proteins & grains 👧Positive role modelling by staff making healthy choices
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🔴 enters its 5th year of a deep economic crisis.

Over half a million Syrian refugees risk losing assistance because of funding shortfalls.

World Food Programme's efforts remain vital for Syrian refugees and we continue to work to ensure no one is left behind.

Act now!

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After 5 months of suspension due to funding shortfalls, people in Rural Aleppo have started receiving assistance again.

Watch WFP Syria’s Head of Programme explains the impact the suspension had on families. 👇

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I spoke to BBC Radio 4 Today about the bleak news from yesterday.
People & children across are beyond exhausted. Everybody is desperate for this war to end.
Our ability to continue to help people deteriorates every day. This has to stop.

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Wherever conflict exists, WFP is there to combat hunger.

Conflict remains the biggest driver of hunger worldwide.

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🔴 Global malnutrition rates are ALARMING.

In 2024, World Food Programme plans to reach 36 million children and mothers with services to prevent and treat those most vulnerable.

The needs are immense & urgent funding remains crucial.

📹 Learn more about the situation now.

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At World Food Programme's warehouse in Jordan, life-saving aid is ready to go to Gaza. But it can't stay here—it needs to reach hungry families. Aid must flow through all corridors and entry points, every day. Lives are at stake.

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Famine is NEVER

🔴 Inevitable
🔴 Unforeseen
🔴 Unstoppable

Food assistance during crises can make the difference between life and death.

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🚨More than 40 MILLION people in the & are facing food insecurity.

As many countries are dealing with inflation in food prices & currency devaluation.

World Food Programme is providing crucial assistance to vulnerable communities in the region but the needs are high.

🚨More than 40 MILLION people in the #MiddleEast & #NorthAfrica are facing food insecurity. As many countries are dealing with inflation in food prices & currency devaluation. @WFP is providing crucial assistance to vulnerable communities in the region but the needs are high.
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🐝Maryam seized the chance to participate in the World Food Programme Beekeeping Program in .

Now, honey produced by Maryam's bees is in high demand in local shops.

📣 Help us continue to support & uplift women like Maryam, ensuring a brighter & more inclusive future for all.

🐝Maryam seized the chance to participate in the @WFP Beekeeping Program in #Iraq. Now, honey produced by Maryam's bees is in high demand in local shops. 📣 Help us continue to support & uplift women like Maryam, ensuring a brighter & more inclusive future for all.
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🚨 More than 800,000 people were displaced out of .

They seek shelter in different places including & .

Humanitarian operations are near collapse. Current food & fuel stocks have almost if not entirely run out.

Safe & sustained access is needed!

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More than a year later, the earthquakes that hit 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.

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Thousands of families fleeing 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 👇

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Can one food item help empower many women in ?

Yes!

Zaatar, a traditional spice in is now a source of nutrition, resilience, and pride.

🎥 Learn more: bit.ly/ZaatarHope

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Following months of disruptions due to funding shortfalls.

World Food Programme is providing food assistance to displaced families that struggling to get food on the table in northwest .

Urgent support is needed to keep this lifeline

Following months of disruptions due to funding shortfalls. @WFP is providing food assistance to displaced families that struggling to get food on the table in northwest #Syria. Urgent support is needed to keep this lifeline
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