The World Food Programme (WFP) is the top humanitarian organization
tackling world hunger by providing food aid in times of need and collaborating with local communities to improve nutrition and foster resilience. Each year, it helps 91.4 million people in about 83 countries.
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SYNOPSIS
The World Food Programme (WFP) was established in 1961 as an experiment to offer food aid through the UN system. Each year, it helps 91.4 million people in about 83 countries. Over 90% of the more than 14,000 employees who work for WFP are based in the nations where the organization offers assistance. David Muldrow Beasley was the 113th governor of South Carolina from 1995 to 1999 and a member of the Republican Party. He represented the World Food Program when it won the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2020 in recognition of its initiatives to end world hunger.
The U.N. Under-Secretary-General António Guterres nominated Beasley as his successor. In order to help governments develop plans to deal with the pandemic's medium-term effects, WFP is utilizing its expertise in data collection and analysis, policy and advocacy assistance, and service delivery. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 26 million people are severely food insecure. Acute malnutrition affects 3.4 million children, according to estimates. In northern Ethiopia, where the violence has been going on for almost two years, more people than ever require immediate food aid.
WFP needs US$238 million to scale up operations in northern Ethiopia. The World Food Programme (WFP) is increasing its aid to help the 1.7 million Haitians who are chronically food insecure. In September 2021, Kenya declared the drought that continues to wreak havoc in the Horn of Africa a national catastrophe. Between August 2020 and June 2022, the number of people in need of food assistance increased fivefold.
The World Food Programme (WFP) was established in 1961 (at the request of US President Dwight Eisenhower) as an experiment to offer food aid through the UN system. The experiment shows its value as crises increase in number. WFP's main guiding principles and strategies are to provide food aid in order to: save lives in refugee and other emergency situations; enhance the nutrition and standard of living of the most vulnerable people at crucial junctures in their lives, and support the development of assets and the promotion of self-reliance among the poor. Over 90% of the more than 14,000 employees who work for WFP are based in the nations where the organization offers assistance.
Humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence are the guiding values of WFP, ensuring that individuals in need of life-saving aid receive it regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, gender, religious affiliation, class, political opinions, status, or location.
With a record-breaking US$9.6 billion raised in 2021, the World Food Program (WFP) was wholly supported by voluntary donations, falling US$5.2 billion short of its needs. WFP serves a population that is more than 50% female and female-identifying. 87 percent of WFP's workforce—more than 22,300 people—work in the field. Aiming to provide food assistance to more than 90 million people, the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations operates in more than 70 countries.
The top ten donors to the World Food Program from 1974 to 2014 are depicted in this table by GPF Senior Research Fellow Klaus Hüfner, in terms of dollars and percentages (received, voluntary contributions). A total of $4,833 million was pledged to the program in 2014 from all nations (including the top 10 donors and additional contributing nations), a significant increase from $3,725 million in 2013. The US was the largest donor, contributing about 50% of the total, followed by the UK, Canada, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.
American politician and Executive Director of the UN World Food Program David Muldrow Beasley was born on February 26, 1957. He was the 113th governor of South Carolina from 1995 to 1999 and a member of the Republican Party. He was unsuccessful in seeking reelection against Democrat Jim Hodges. Additionally, from 1981 to 1995, he was a state lawmaker. Beasley was put forth by António Guterres, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General, to succeed him as the World Food Programme's Executive Director (WFP). Beasley represented the World Food Program when it won the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2020 in recognition of its initiatives to end world hunger.
Beasley was formally appointed to the position in March 2017 by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the director of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, José Graziano da Silva, who noted that he had "extensive experience with key governmental and business leaders and stakeholders around the world, with very strong resource mobilization skills." Beasley was one of 23 applicants or nominees for the role, according to Guterres. Beasley is a member of the Senior Management Group (SMG) of the UN under Guterres and holds the position of Under-Secretary-General while serving as the Executive Director of the World Food Programme.
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SEVERAL EMERGENCIES
Afghanistan Emergency
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Since the Taliban seized power, an already terrible and complicated humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented proportions. Afghanistan is experiencing a rise in the number of hungry individuals due to job losses, a lack of money, and rising prices. There is an inadequate food supply for 18.9 million Afghans. The local currency has never been lower, and food costs are rising, putting the nation's economy in danger of collapse. Nearly half of children under the age of five and one-fourth of pregnant and nursing mothers will need life-saving nutrition support in the upcoming 12 months due to acute malnutrition, which is already beyond emergency levels in 25 out of 34 provinces and is predicted to get worse.
The WFP's top priority right now is getting food into the nation and putting it in place at key sites as winter approaches. Roads will become impassable once the snow falls, leaving towns stuck. For many Afghan families during this difficult season, WFP food aid will be their main source of sustenance. To prevent a humanitarian catastrophe, the international community must act. WFP urgently requires US$220 million per month to aid the country's needy.
COVID-19 pandemic
In order to help governments develop plans to deal with the pandemic's medium-term effects, WFP is utilizing its expertise in data collection and analysis, policy and advocacy assistance, and service delivery. Health and humanitarian responders normally rely on transportation networks and link to get to affected areas during emergencies, but COVID-19 has caused global disruptions to these networks and systems.
Malnutrition, food insecurity, the effects of conflict, and other tragedies have made millions of people susceptible. The World Food Program (WFP) has modified its plans to guarantee that the people it supports continue to receive the aid they require while minimizing the effects of the outbreak.
The transportation networks and links that health and humanitarian workers often rely on to get to affected areas in a disaster have been globally disrupted by COVID-19.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo emergency
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises in the world, conflict and hunger are mutually reinforcing. The main cause of population shifts, which frequently result in hunger, is widespread insecurity across numerous regions. In the DRC, there are about 26 million people who are severely food insecure. Acute malnutrition affects 3.4 million children, according to estimates.
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Along with tackling the current hunger crisis, WFP has helped the DRC government combat severe Ebola virus outbreaks, which have killed thousands of people in the northern section of the nation in recent years. In May 2021, the latest (12th) Ebola outbreak was deemed to be over.
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By giving meals to patients and those who may become infected, WFP works to stop the spread of the Ebola virus. Additionally, it offers vital logistical services like trucks and planes that let first responders quickly reach new or isolated outbreak regions. In order to meet populations' needs more holistically and to foster relationships of trust and productive involvement, WFP also introduced school feeding and nutrition programs. The sole non-medical support given to Ebola contacts during their medical observation period is food assistance, which is a significant incentive to stop the movement of people who might be infected.
The six most populated and conflict-affected provinces—North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika—were included in the Level 3 emergency declared by WFP in October 2017. To stop the worsening hunger crisis in the DRC, WFP efforts have to be significantly scaled up. By 2020, WFP's expanded field activities would have served 6.9 million people. In 2021, the WFP hopes to help
Ethiopia emergency
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Ethiopia is currently dealing with two emergencies that are worsening the amount of food insecurity there. By mid-October, the WFP had distributed more than 12 million food baskets to 4.8 million people in all three regions. No humanitarian aid has reached Tigray since the battle resumed at the end of August. In northern Ethiopia, where the violence has been going on for almost two years, more people than ever require immediate food help. WFP urgently needs US$238 million to scale up operations in northern Ethiopia.
The country is currently experiencing the driest conditions since records began in 1981. An estimated 9.9 million people are hungry, and another 24 million need humanitarian aid. Food insecurity is expected to increase in the months ahead due to the failure of the October to December 2022 rains.
Global food crisis
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Acute food insecurity now affects 345 million people in 82 nations, up from 135 million before the epidemic in 53 countries. This increase occurred in just two years. The problem is intensifying as the war in Ukraine raises the price of food, fuel, and fertilizers. It is also being fueled by warfare, climate shocks, and COVID-19. A storm of unfathomable proportions is forcing millions of people closer to famine as they struggle to put food on the table. We have reached a pivotal juncture. We must accept the challenge of providing for people's immediate food needs while also supporting initiatives that promote long-term resilience. The alternative is extreme hunger.
In order to stop millions from going hungry and to support the development and stabilization of national food systems and associated supply chains, WFP is prioritizing emergency intervention. In 2022, we want to help a record 152 million people who are food insecure, up from 128 million in 2021. We are negotiating for humanitarian access and export waivers, diversifying our supplier base, and encouraging the purchase of local foods. At the end of June, verified donations totaled US $4.8 billion, or 22% of our operational needs, which are at an all-time high of US $22.2 billion.
The most ambitious plan in WFP history is for 2022, but in order to help millions of people escape calamity, further promises must be made. We are in triple jeopardy as operational costs climb, the number of people with extreme hunger reaches record highs, and funders are under pressure from several requests. In many of the nations where we operate, especially in times of humanitarian crisis, WFP will be compelled to maintain extreme prioritization if funding is not increased.
Haiti emergency
Haiti, which has one of the highest rates of food insecurity in the world, already faces a severe scenario that was made worse by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that devastated the southwest of the country on August 14, 2021. Humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected regions are growing rapidly because the nation is already grappling with a number of challenges, including political unrest, gang violence, and soaring food costs.
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There are few possibilities for shelter for people who have lost their homes because homes, schools, and hospitals have been devastated. Across the nation, 1.3 million people experience severe food insecurity, and 4.5 million people—or over 40% of the population—do not have enough to eat right now. More than twice as many individuals who received emergency food assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP) in 2020 received it in 2021, at 1.3 million. In order to help the 1.7 million Haitians who are chronically food insecure, WFP is increasing its aid.
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Kenya emergency
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In September 2021, Kenya proclaimed the drought that continues to wreak havoc in the Horn of Africa a national catastrophe. It has caused about 2.4 million animal deaths, dried up water sources, and drastically lowered crops over the course of the past four unsuccessful seasons. Between August 2020 and June 2022, the number of people in need of food assistance increased fivefold, from 739,000 to 3.5 million. Between October and December 2022, it is anticipated to increase to 4.4 million, with a record 1.2 million people experiencing food scarcity at an emergency level.
In the majority of counties, the nutrition situation has gotten worse. Since February 2022, the number of pregnant or nursing women and children who are acutely malnourished and in need of care has increased to 115,700 and 884,000, respectively. In 12 dry counties (Baringo, Garissa, Isiolo, Kilifi, Kitui, Kwale, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Turkana, and Wajir), malnutrition rates are predicted to keep rising. Families in drought-stricken, desert regions, as well as the destitute in metropolitan areas, are becoming increasingly unable to afford food due to rising prices. Food and gasoline prices had already risen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on supply networks. Due to the situation in Ukraine, they have been increasing dramatically.
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Out of an estimated 700,000+ people who are at an emergency level of hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) is giving money to more than 500,000 people for six months. WFP is extending its nutrition programs for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition from eight to fifteen counties in order to serve 570,000 young children and women who are pregnant or nursing. Over 500,000 refugees are receiving aid from WFP at the Dadaab, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei settlements. Refugees last received a full ration, which satisfied their minimal food demand, in 2018, due to financial difficulties. More than 70% of children under the age of five now consume food of increasingly poor quality, and acute malnutrition and anemia are at crisis levels. To provide full rations for six months, the WFP needs an additional $88.5 million.
Myanmar emergency
Due to the combined effects of pre-existing poverty, COVID-19, and the current political instability, hunger and the need for humanitarian help have become much more complicated and severe throughout Myanmar. Following the military takeover more than a year ago, the economy is in a downward spiral, leaving millions of people scrambling to find workable livelihoods, essential services, and, more and more, difficulties in meeting their basic nutritional demands.
Conflict, increased commodity costs, access constraints, and restrictions on movement are all contributing factors to the rise in food insecurity. The WFP's market monitoring has continued to draw attention to important food commodities with higher-than-average prices. Additionally, the cost of fuel has increased by 133% since the crisis, and the average retail price of a basic food basket increased by 27% in February 2022 compared to the same month last year.
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In the country as a whole, more than 13.2 million people (1 in 4) already experience moderate to severe food insecurity, raising concerns about the possibility of malnutrition in 2022. Putting food on the table has become more challenging for many families as a result of all the combined effects, particularly in peri-urban and conflict-affected areas.
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On Tuesday, July 26, protesters gathered outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, to voice their opposition to the military junta of Myanmar's execution of four individuals who had been accused with violating anti-terrorism laws. Natty Tangmeesang captured video of a sizable group of people waving Myanmar flags in the roadway in front of the embassy. International indignation was generated after news of the murders of Phyo Zeya Thaw, a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, activist Kyaw Min Yu, commonly known as "Ko Jimmy," Aung Thura Zaw, and Hla Myo Aung broke on Monday. Credit: Storyful / Natty Tangmeesang
In response, WFP has been assisting internally displaced people and the most vulnerable individuals from conflict-affected areas in various parts of the nation with relief aid, nutrition, and livelihood support. Additionally, WFP has greatly increased its support to reach 2 million people in peri-urban areas where economic downturns have had a significant impact on food security. At least 4 million people will get food and nutrition support from WFP in 2022.
North Eastern Nigeria Emergency
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Millions of people's lives and means of subsistence are being impacted by violence in the northeastern Nigerian states of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa. 320,000 children are acutely malnourished, and 4.4 million adults are suffering from acute hunger. An exceedingly dangerous food security situation has been stabilized by the World Food Programme (WFP).
Northern Mozambique Emergency
The province of Cabo Delgado is experiencing its sixth year of strife. In northern Mozambique, it has caused 784,564 emigrations since 2017. Security personnel from Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community have been stationed in Mozambique since July 2021 to assist local security personnel. This made it possible for humanitarian aid to be delivered sporadically in areas like Palma, Muidumbe, and Quissanga.
Attacks from armed non-state groups have, however, turned access gains, such as in the Macomia district, around, so the situation is still tense. Long-term and recent displacements are affecting people's ability to support themselves, hurting agricultural productivity, restricting access to essential social services, and posing greater dangers to their safety, particularly for women and girls. With increasing and ongoing needs, the World Food Programme (WFP) is conducting a vulnerability assessment to make sure aid reaches those who need it most while reducing protection risks. Some of these measures include gender-sensitive responses and increased targeting transparency through the use of specific, data-backed vulnerability criteria.
Sahel Emergency
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To make sure that families in the Central Sahel region can continue to obtain life-saving food assistance, the World Food Programme (WFP) needs US$432.2 million. Mass population displacement has occurred in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger as a result of attacks on infrastructure and civilian targets, as well as warfare between armed state forces and non-state ones. Countries in the region are seriously threatened by escalating armed conflict, deteriorating security, widespread poverty, and the effects of climate change.
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Somalia Emergency
A total of 7.1 million people in Somalia face acute food insecurity amid the driest conditions in 40 years, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). More than a million people have been displaced by the drought in the Horn of Africa. WFP needs US$327 million until January 2023 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
South Sudan Emergency
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Since the country's independence in 2011, South Sudan has experienced its worst levels of food insecurity. After a major expansion of the humanitarian effort, the famine abated. With 8.3 million people, or 75% of the population, experiencing extreme food insecurity, the situation is still bad across the nation. The WFP needs $526 million to maintain ongoing food assistance.
Madagascar Emergency
Madagascar, one of the ten most disaster-prone nations in the world and the most cyclone-prone nation in Africa, is currently experiencing a crisis of emergency proportions. Families in the south of the country are now powerless and unable to provide for themselves as a result of four years of continuous drought. When faced with extreme hunger, people have been forced to take desperate measures to survive, including eating "famine food," which is defined as locusts, raw red cactus fruits, or wild leaves.
In southern Madagascar, at least 1.47 million people require immediate food and nutrition assistance. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the government collaborate closely to guarantee the Malagasy people's access to food. WFP urgently needs $56.3 million in order to expand its response and provide life-saving food to 1 million people in southern Madagascar.
Syria Emergency
According to the WFP, 12 million Syrians are currently experiencing food insecurity. 51 percent more people live there than in 2019 and more than half the population. The most vulnerable people in Syria will suffer horribly as a result of record-high food prices, a fuel crisis, persistent inflation, ongoing fighting in some regions of the nation, bad weather, and the war in Ukraine in early 2022. Numerous people are losing their access to subsidies at a time when they are most needed because local subsidy systems are no longer able to handle the strain.
WFP was additionally compelled to gradually decrease the number of its food rations in order to continue providing food aid despite funding constraints and supply chain interruptions. Families are left with little choice but to pick between paying for food, school, medicine, and fuel in order to make ends meet. There are also indications that early marriage and dropping kids out of school are on the rise. Every month, the WFP serves 5.6 million people in Syria with food aid that can save their lives. This aid feeds kids across the nation with nutritious snacks, assists families with food rations and/or value coupons for grocery shopping, and prevents and treats maternal and pediatric malnutrition.
Yemen Emergency
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Yemen continues to have some of the highest rates of malnutrition among women and children worldwide. WFP demands unrestricted access to people who are most in need in order to stop famine. Up to 19 million Yemenis are food insecure despite continued humanitarian aid.
Yemen continues to have some of the worst rates of acute malnutrition in the world, affecting 2.2 million children under the age of five and 1.3 million pregnant or nursing mothers. WFP demands unrestricted access to people who are most in need in order to stop famine.
Ukraine Emergency
An already shaky economy is put under more strain by the estimated 88,000 Ukrainian migrants who still reside in Moldova. Since a deal was reached, WFP has backed attempts to reopen the Black Sea ports and has been examining the use of alternate export routes while working nonstop to move its food.
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CONCLUSION
David Muldrow Beasley was the 113th governor of South Carolina from 1995 to 1999 and a member of the Republican Party. He is now the Executive Director of the UN's World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP provides food assistance to 90 million people in more than 70 countries. Beasley represented the World Food Program when it won the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2020. The World Food Programme (WFP) is helping governments develop plans to deal with the pandemic's medium-term effects.
In the DRC, there are about 26 million people who are severely food insecure. WFP urgently needs US$238 million to scale up operations in northern Ethiopia. WFP: Acute food insecurity now affects 345 million people in 82 nations, up from 135 million before the epidemic in 53 countries. Between August 2020 and June 2022, the number of people in need of food assistance increased fivefold. In order to help the 1.7 million Haitians who are chronically food insecure, WFP is increasing its aid.
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