"I have never seen anything like it."
After visits to Afghanistan, Sudan and beyond, WFP’s Acting Executive Director @CarlSkau reflects on a worsening hunger crisis — and what funding cuts mean for families on the frontlines.
Read his first‑person account ⤵️
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- Promising early action in Uganda 👏 Cash top ups have begun in anticipation of deepening impacts from drought. 👇Timely support protects lives and strengthens resilience #AnticipatoryAction @IrlEmbRomeToday @WFP in #Uganda, together with the @GovUganda, with support from the @IrlEmbUganda and @EUinUG, has launched an Anticipatory cash top-up programme benefiting more than 10,000 people in Karamoja. The initiative provides critical early cash assistance to help communities
- WFP Government Partners repostedReplying to @WFPChief
- Building on this 👇 #FlexibleFunding supports early action. In #Mali, it strengthens preparedness in times of conflict. Grateful to — @SwissDevCoop @BelgiumMFA @CanadaDev @MFA_Lu @NorwayMFA @MFA_LT #SavingLivesThanks to #flexiblefunding for @WFP’s Immediate Response Account, teams in #Mali can take anticipatory measures—strengthening #foodsecurity, improving data & building capacity to deliver timely & effective assistance as needs grow. Huge🙏to our champions🇨🇭🇧🇪🇨🇦🇱🇺🇳🇴🇱🇮 #SavingLives
- 📍Democratic Republic of Congo When every second counts, we rely on #flexible support that can move with the situation. Thank you to our #partners for making fast, effective action possible ⤵️ #Ebola 🇨🇭@SwissMFA 🇧🇪 @BelgiumMFA 🇨🇦@CanadaDev 🇱🇺@LUinRome 🇳🇴@NorwayMFA 🇱🇮@MFA_LTIn the fight against Ebola in eastern #DRC, every second and every delivery matters. @WFP is scaling up food, logistics and operational support to frontline responders and affected communities to help contain a wider regional crisis. 🔗 ow.ly/g2cM50Z3bPu
- 🎨 Des cartons d’aide humanitaire du @WFP transformés en œuvre d’art : le geste d’Ahmed Muhanna, artiste palestinien qui peint depuis Gaza. L’exposition « Gaza : Histoires d’espoir et de résilience » - inaugurée à Paris avec @CaroitEleonore et portée par @WFP et @UEFrance
- WFP Government Partners repostedHier, j’ai participé au lancement de l’exposition « Gaza, récit d’espoir et de résilience », organisé par le Programme alimentaire mondial avec le soutien de l’Union européenne. Cette puissante exposition est une leçon d’humanité. Elle nous rappelle la réalité de la situation à
- WFP Government Partners reposted#ThankYouThursday Grateful to🇧🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪 for your support to the #UNHAS Centralized Funding Mechanism since 2025. In Quarter 1 2026, 3 operations benefited from it, allowing aid workers to access remote locations & making a positive impact on communities 🙏 #FlexibleFunding
- #Gaza through the eyes of an artist. Happening tomorrow in Paris 🇫🇷 Ahmed Muhanna’s work turns lived experience into powerful stories of resilience, loss and hope. 📍Join @WFP in amplifying voices beyond the headlines. More info 👉 cdn.wfp.org/2025/eu-gaza/ @FranceONURome
- WFP Government Partners repostedFor Fartuun, school meals mean the energy to stay in class, focus and learn better 📚✨ Thanks to @mafrakorea for turning meals into opportunities and fueling the future of Somalia. #Somalia #SchoolMeals
00:00 - WFP Government Partners repostedQuienes incendian el mundo nunca son quienes terminan sufriendo las consecuencias. Respetar el derecho internacional no es solo un imperativo diplomático. Es la única garantía que tenemos para alcanzar la prosperidad global y acabar de una vez con la infamia del hambre que hoy
00:00 - WFP Government Partners repostedAbsolutely unacceptable. This is what's left of our @WFP warehouse after a missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine—and the remaining food stocks for 130K people on the frontlines of war and hunger. These deliberate attacks MUST end. Aid workers and humanitarian assets are #NotATarget.
































