2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The UN World Food Programme saves lives in emergencies and uses food assistance to build a pathway to peace and stability.
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WFP welcomes a new @WFPChief today.
Executive Director Luke J. Lindberg assumed office today with a call for action to donors, partners and supporters across the world to help sustain the organization鈥檚 life-saving work.
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馃尡 Food security is about more than food.
See how school meals, farming and sewing skills are helping communities in #GuineaBissau build stronger livelihoods and more food-secure futures.
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A new chapter for WFP.
On his first day as Executive Director, @WFPChief Luke J. Lindberg shares a message with colleagues around the world who deliver our mission every day. 馃實馃挋
Yesterday, I shared a message with @WFP colleagues around the world.
I wanted to begin my mandate by recognizing the thousands of colleagues who show up with extraordinary dedication, courage and compassion to serve those in need.
Today, I share it with you.
World Food Programme retweeted
Yesterday, I shared a message with @WFP colleagues around the world.
I wanted to begin my mandate by recognizing the thousands of colleagues who show up with extraordinary dedication, courage and compassion to serve those in need.
Today, I share it with you.
World Food Programme retweeted
More than 100 million people rely on @WFP for assistance. As Executive Director, I鈥檓 determined to keep that mission at the heart of everything we do.
266 million people are facing acute hunger globally. Behind every number is a person, a family counting on the world to act.
WFP is working every day for people facing hunger around the globe.
As the new @WFPChief takes the helm, the urgency of our mission could not be clearer.
266 million people are facing acute hunger globally. Behind every number is a person, a family counting on the world to act.
WFP is working every day for people facing hunger around the globe.
As the new @WFPChief takes the helm, the urgency of our mission could not be clearer.
馃搷 In #Sudan, El Ni帽o is making rainfall increasingly unpredictable.
WFP is helping farmers access the information they need to plan ahead, protect their crops and prepare for the season.
WFP鈥檚 #Ebola response in DR Congo continues.
Since operations began, WFP-managed UNHAS has:
馃數 Operated 1,255 flights
馃數 Transported 10,200+ passengers
馃數 Delivered 483 metric tons of critical cargo
Keeping health and humanitarian partners connected to affected communities when it matters most.
馃毃 Nearly 3.5 million people in Ebola-affected areas of #DRC face Crisis-level hunger or worse.
Conflict and displacement have already stretched families to the limit.
WFP is providing food and nutrition assistance so patients and families can remain in treatment or isolation while meeting their basic needs.
Learn more from Country Director David Stevenson 猡碉笍
馃毃 #DRCongo: Ebola has spread to an eighth province.
WFP is delivering food, supporting treatment centres and keeping critical supplies and responders moving as the outbreak expands.
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The crisis in Yemen is rippling far beyond its borders.
As instability puts pressure on major shipping routes, goods can take longer and more expensive journeys. Costs rise, food prices can follow, and families already struggling are hit hardest.
Hear more from WFP's Abeer Etefa 猡碉笍
In #Nepal, WFP used humanitarian cargo drones to deliver assistance to communities isolated by floods and damaged infrastructure.
Swipe to see how they work 鉃★笍
In #Malawi, farmers are preparing before El Ni帽o hits.
With 2.6M people facing crisis-level hunger or worse this lean season, @WFP_Malawi is helping communities act early and protect their harvests before conditions worsen 馃憞
鉀堬笍 When Cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar, thousands of families were left facing urgent needs.
Through WFP鈥檚 tropical cyclone insurance, US$716,000 was released within days, helping support a rapid response.
For families like Claudine鈥檚, this meant timely cash assistance to buy essential food and begin recovering.
When disasters strike, acting quickly can make all the difference.
馃挕 Smarter tools. Greater impact.
From AI-powered supply chains to digital school meals and blockchain, WFP is scaling practical innovations to reach more people, more efficiently, while making limited resources go further.
Discover 5 innovations transforming food assistance bit.ly/4Bj3T9i
