Scaling up to reach 200,000 people in #Jamaica with urgent food assistance, in support of national authorities. Muray Brown from St Elizabeth got help from a neighbour to carry a box of World Food Programme food home — after #HurricaneMelissa tore the roof off her house.

👨‍🌾 Meet Pedro, a grandfather & farmer in #Honduras. His plantains don’t just feed his family - they nourish 50,000 students through the National School Feeding Programme. With World Food Programme & partners, local harvests fight hunger, boost incomes, strengthen education & build climate

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, extreme weather is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest - and tearing apart #FoodSystems. Climate #finance must reach those most exposed to this crisis. #COP30

Thanks for feedback, Senator. I’ve just spent week in Darfur, visiting our brave teams risking their lives to help. It is hard, imperfect, lifesaving work. I wish I could stop atrocities myself. Happy to brief you in Washington or Darfur on what we do and how world can help.

El #huracánMelissa causó estragos en el Caribe y WFP responde de manera rápida y eficaz. Gracias a nuestros campeones de financiamiento flexible — 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇱🇮🇱🇺 🇳🇴 🇶🇦 🇨🇭 — y a donantes privados del fondo de respuesta inmediata, podemos prepararnos y actuar con rapidez.

📡 In disasters, communication saves lives... Three weeks after Hurricane Melissa, connectivity is keeping response efforts alive. Led by World Food Programme, ETCluster is working with JA ODPEM , CDEMA & partners to restore emergency communications across #Jamaica

After the widespread destruction of #HurricaneMelissa, World Food Programme is in full swing supporting the Jamaican government’s recovery efforts. Our logisticians, drivers & food monitors deployed to the hardest-hit areas to deliver food assistance to people like Dian Banton in Black River.

🌀 One month since Hurricane Melissa struck the Caribbean… From devastation to determination, communities are rising. WFP has been on the ground in Jamaica from Day 1—delivering food, restoring connectivity, and driving recovery with partners.

Just over one month since #HurricaneMelissa, we've delivered food to 500,000 people. Now we're pivoting: restoring livelihoods and cash assistance where markets work. Real recovery takes time – and World Food Programme is here for the long haul. Communities are counting on continued support.

Rice is a daily staple for 2 billion people across Asia and the Pacific. By adding essential nutrients, fortified rice is one of the most effective ways to tackle malnutrition in the region, delivering up to $27 in benefits for every $1 invested. ⤵️

Right now UN humanitarians are pushing through checkpoints, risking lives, sat with those who’ve lost it all, confronting impunity, heading into danger to help survivors. Where we belong, with those we serve, keeping charter alive. We won’t lose sleep about paper towels at HQ.

Do you know what's cooking with the World Food Programme food items distributed in Jamaica after #Hurricane Melissa? Anita enjoyed sardines on a bed of rice in her home in Westmorland thanks to the partnership with Japan.

🚨 News Alert - Cash assistance has started in #Jamaica in partnership with World Food Programme and MLSS Jamaica — reaching families most affected by Hurricane Melissa. Cash provides immediate support to meet urgent food needs and boost local market recovery. See link ➡️wfp.org/news/cash-assi…

After delivering food boxes in areas hit by #HurricaneMelissa, World Food Programme with MLSS Jamaica is shifting to cash assistance—giving families choice and control to meet urgent food & essential needs. People like Clandeen Phillips begin rebuilding their lives. wfp.org/news/cash-assi…

In #Haiti, World Food Programme is working with the government to help people get back on their feet after #HurricaneMelissa. Vouchers give families the dignity of choosing the food products they need most, while supporting the local economy. Regional Director @LolaCastroWFP explains⤵️

In the wake of #HurricaneMelissa, families in #Jamaica are moving from crisis to resilience. By providing cash for food assistance and other immediate needs, World Food Programme partners with the Government to restore choice, dignity, and hope. Read more ➡️ wfp.org/news/cash-assi…

🧵Two months ago, the World Food Programme team was bracing for what would become #Jamaica’s worst hurricane in history. This Christmas Eve, we are on the ground with MLSS Jamaica—delivering food boxes and cash assistance to help families rebuild and recover.

2025 was one of the toughest years on record for humanitarians. Operations underfunded. Teams overstretched. Aid workers under attack. It has never been harder to deliver aid — and never more necessary.

.António Guterres is deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela. He continues to emphasize the importance of full respect - by all - of international law, including the UN Charter. Full statement: un.org/sg/en/content/…

The world needs the United Nations, but right now the United Nations needs the world too. Today, I stressed in my speech that my main priority for the next 237 days as President of the General Assembly is to defend the United Nations, its Charter, and the principles enshrined in