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World Food Programme
Also known as: WFP, World Food Program, United Nations World Food Program
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“Grave Peril” as Crisis Expands Across the Middle East betterworldcampaign.org Mar 8, 2026 13 facts
measurementCurrent wheat flour stocks in Iran are sufficient to sustain food assistance through the end of April, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
measurementThe World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered food assistance to about 40,300 displaced people across 159 shelters in Lebanon, providing hot meals, ready-to-eat rations and bread.
measurementOf the 20 refugee settlements supported by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Iran, eight host WFP-supported bakeries that produce around 25,000 loaves of bread each day, supplying roughly 75 percent of the refugee population.
claimThe World Food Programme (WFP) warns that if humanitarian access does not improve in Gaza, it may have to reduce food rations to 25 percent of daily nutritional requirements for approximately 1.3 million people.
claimUN agencies, including the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), are mobilizing emergency responses in the Middle East due to rising displacement and humanitarian needs.
measurementThe World Food Programme (WFP) distributed more than 17,000 emergency food bars to people crossing the border from Lebanon into Syria.
claimThe World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that bakeries in Gaza currently have enough fuel reserves to operate for approximately two weeks.
measurementThe World Food Programme (WFP) provides assistance to approximately 33,000 refugees in Iran, including Afghan refugees living in settlements.
claimNationwide school closures in Lebanon have forced the suspension of the World Food Programme's (WFP) school meals program, interrupting a key source of nutrition for vulnerable students.
measurementIn smaller refugee settlements in Iran hosting about 8,300 people, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributes wheat flour and supports home-based bread baking.
measurementIn coordination with Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs, the World Food Programme (WFP) has launched emergency cash transfers reaching roughly 183,200 people using the country’s shock-responsive social safety net.
claimUnited Nations agencies operating in the Middle East, specifically OCHA, UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, and IOM, are currently working to maintain humanitarian assistance for civilians affected by the conflict while simultaneously preparing for the potential expansion of the crisis.
measurementThe World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 874,000 people in Lebanon lack reliable access to food.
The International Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War link.springer.com 3 facts
claimThe war in Ukraine caused supply disruptions that forced the World Food Programme to revise its food distribution schedules in Mali several times.
measurementThe World Food Programme reported that more than 4 million people in Mali required food assistance by the end of 2022, with children being the most affected demographic.
accountThe World Food Programme addressed acute needs and protected displaced populations in response to the conflict in Ukraine in 2022.
Nutritional potential of underutilized edible plant species in coffee ... link.springer.com Apr 23, 2021 2 facts
referenceThe Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia and the World Food Programme (WFP) published the 'Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA): Ethiopia' in 2014.
referenceIron deficiency in women of reproductive age and children under five is reported country-wide in Ethiopia, according to a 2014 report by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Monday Briefing: Israel-Hamas war: Conflict scenarios, ... mei.edu Oct 16, 2023 1 fact
claimThe World Food Programme has warned that food stocks in Gaza are running out.
War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Feb 24, 2026 1 fact
claimBefore the conflict, Ukraine was the largest supplier of commodities to the World Food Program, an organization that provides food assistance to vulnerable populations.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 1 fact
referenceThe 2020 report 'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020: Transforming Food Systems for Affordable Healthy Diets' was published by the FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO.
The Impact and Implications of the Ukraine Crisis - Interpret interpret.csis.org Feb 28, 2023 1 fact
claimThe United Nations World Food Program warned that 2022 would be a catastrophic year of hunger due to global food supply disruptions.