#WorldFoodProgram

2025-06-22

What Remains of U.S.A.I.D. After DOGE’s Budget Cuts?

As the United States Agency for International Development was being dismantled in early February, aid workers and officials…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #DepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency #doge #DonaldJ #ElonMusk #marco #Marocco #Musk #Pete #Rubio #trump #UnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment #WorldFoodProgram
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2025-06-21

Landwirte und Gärtner:innen in Deutschland sollten sich nicht zu schade sein, ein paar der in'ner #Sahara erprobten (!!!) #Dürre-Gegenmaßnahmen anzuwenden, statt mit Dieselpumpen (!) Grundwasser in die Sonne (!) zu sprühen. #Wendland ist ja ganz schön, aber klimatisch günstiger wird's wohl nicht.

> How the #UnitedNations #WorldFoodProgram is Holding Back the Desert
youtube.com/watch?v=WCli0gyNwL

#AndrewMillison #GreatGreenWall #vonAfrikaLernen

The Japan Timesthejapantimes
2025-06-16

U.S. aid cuts have hit hard in Mozambique, one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, where conflict, climate shocks, political unrest and economic decline have led to a hunger crisis. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/

Headlines Africaafrica@journa.host
2025-06-04

'Single storm' could push thousands of Haitians into hunger, WFP warns as hurricane season begins newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL90 #HurricaneSeason #Haiti #WorldFoodProgram #FoodInsecurity #ClimateChange

2025-05-02

Instead, what exists now is a total #siege. For 60 days, #Israel’s authorities have blocked the entry of #humanitarian #aid & commercial goods in….That has left the already beleaguered residents of #Gaza in an even more miserable predicament. The #WorldFoodProgram said this week that its warehouses are empty & that bakeries & soup kitchens are rationing their last stocks. #UN experts say that #malnutrition rates are rising & that the prospect of a full-blown #famine is now all-too real.

#Trump

2025-04-27

After seven weeks of bombing and a genocidal blockade of all humanitarian and food aid going into Gaza, the UN's World Food Program is now announcing that it has run out of food inside the strip; which will further exacerbate a humanitarian crisis engineered by the government off Israel as part of the genocide it's conducting against Palestinians in the enclave.

commondreams.org/news/gaza-foo

UN Program Out of Food in Gaza as Israel Maintains Blockade

"No humanitarian or commercial supplies have entered Gaza for more than seven weeks as all main border crossing points remain closed," WFP said Friday. "This is the longest closure the Gaza Strip has ever faced, exacerbating already fragile markets and food systems. Food prices have skyrocketed up to 1,400% compared to during the cease-fire, and essential food commodities are in short supply, raising serious nutrition concerns for vulnerable populations, including children under 5, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly."

Over 18 months into a U.S.-backed military assault for which Israel faces a genocide case at the Interenational Court of Justice, WFP said that "the situation inside the Gaza Strip has once again reached a breaking point: People are running out of ways to cope, and the fragile gains made during the short ceasefire have unravelled. Without urgent action to open borders for aid and trade to enter, WFP's critical assistance may be forced to end."

While conditions are dire, WFP is prepared to keep feeding people, if Israel will allow aid into the besieged Palestinian enclave. The program highlighted that "more than 116,000 metric tons of food assistance—enough to feed 1 million people for up to four months—is positioned at aid corridors and is ready to be brought into Gaza by WFP and food security partners as soon as borders reopen."

The program called on "all parties to prioritize the needs of civilians and allow aid to enter Gaza immediately and uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law."

I need to stress here that this isn't an activist organization, or political representatives from Gaza talking here; this is a UN program that feeds refugees, the exploited, and folks in crisis situations. There is absolutely no reason to believe they're exaggerating the situation, which in turn means we're watching Israel commit a crime against humanity in real time. If this were anyone other than a US client state in the MENA, the entire American establishment would be able to see that there is no reason to continuously bomb Gaza while enforcing a nearly two month long blockade on food, supplies, and humanitarian aid, unless you're actively trying to kill innocent people. Which of course Israel is; they're committing a genocide, the Trump administration is happily paying for it, and a bipartisan US establishment awash in PAC and donor money, is quietly ignoring that genocide for political, financial, and ideological reasons.

#Israel #Genocide #Gaza #Palestinians #Blockadge #UN #WorldFoodProgram #Starvation #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Fascism #Trump #Media #Blackout #Imperialism #SettlerColonialism

Headlines Africaafrica@journa.host
2025-04-27
2025-04-25

UN food agency says its food stocks in #Gaza have run out under #Israel’s blockade

By WAFAA SHURAFA and LEE KEATH
Updated 11:00 AM EDT, April 25, 2025

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — "The #WorldFoodProgram says its food stocks in the Gaza Strip have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.

"The WFP said in a statement that it delivered the last of its stocks to charity kitchens that it supports around Gaza. It said those kitchens are expected to run out of food in the coming days.

"Some 80% of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million relies primarily on charity kitchens for food, because other sources have shut down under Israel’s blockade, according to the U.N. The WFP has been supporting 37 kitchens that produced some 500,000 meals a day.

"It was not immediately clear how many kitchens would still be operating in Gaza if those shut down.

"Israel cut off entry of all food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza on March 2 and then resumed its bombardment and ground offensives two weeks later, shattering a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. It says the moves aim to pressure Hamas to release hostages it still holds. Rights groups have called the blockade a 'starvation tactic' and a potential war crime."

apnews.com/article/israel-pale

#NorthGaza #GazaAid #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GazaSoupKitchen #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #DeirAlBalah
#IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal

Alex ThurstonTheAlexPerspective
2025-04-11

It's funny how you don't see so-called social media influencers use their influence for good and promote giving to charities.

Please donate to charity if you can.

The Japan Timesthejapantimes
2025-04-08

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is ending most, if not all, remaining U.S. aid for Afghanistan and Yemen in what the U.N. World Food Program said could be "a death sentence" for millions. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/

2025-04-07

About 60 letters canceling contracts were sent over the past week, including for major projects w/the #WorldFoodProgram, the world’s largest provider of #food aid, a #USAID ofcl said. An ofcl w/the #UnitedNations in the #MiddleEast said the #WFP received termination letters for US-funded programs in #Lebanon, #Jordan & #Syria.

#Trump #Musk #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #SoftPower #geopolitics #USpol

2025-04-07

#Trump admin ends some #USAID contracts providing #lifesaving #aid across the #MiddleEast

The Trump admin has notified the #WorldFoodProgram & other partners that it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving #humanitarian programs across the Middle East, a #US ofcl & a #UN ofcl told AP on Mon.

#TheCrueltyIsThePoint #SoftPower #geopolitics #USpol
apnews.com/article/usaid-trump

2025-03-25

Wenn eine Regierung/Gesellschaft mal gastfreundlich zu Geflüchteten ist, ihnen Grundstücke schenkt (!!!) und sie an einen zukunftsfähigen Plan beteiligt:
youtube.com/watch?v=jfiH9T-iR3 #GreatGreenWall #GreatGreenWallOfAfrica #WorldFoodProgram #WFP

2024-08-30

'#Israel's #Starvation Strategy': #IDF Fires on #WorldFoodProgram Team

"This is totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary security incidents that have endangered the lives of #WFP's team in #Gaza."

Jake Johnson
Aug 29, 2024

"The World Food Program said Wednesday that it was forced to suspend the movement of its employees in Gaza after the Israeli military fired on one of the #UnitedNations agency's teams as its clearly marked vehicle advanced toward an Israeli checkpoint in the #Palestinian enclave.

"The agency said in a statement that the WFP team was returning from a mission with two armored vehicles "after escorting a convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian cargo routed to Gaza's central area."

"'Despite being clearly marked and receiving multiple clearances by Israeli authorities to approach, the vehicle was directly struck by gunfire as it was moving towards an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) checkpoint,' WFP said. 'It sustained at least ten bullets: five on the driver's side, two on the passenger side, and three on other parts of the vehicle. None of the employees onboard were physically harmed.'

"While the WFP's statement doesn't explicitly attribute the gunfire to Israeli forces, U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters Wednesday that the food agency's vehicle was "struck 10 times by IDF gunfire, including with bullets targeting front windows.'

"Cindy McCain, WFP's executive director, said the attack was 'totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary security incidents that have endangered the lives of WFP's team in Gaza.'

"'As last night's events show, the current deconfliction system is failing and this cannot go on any longer,' said McCain. 'I call on the #Israeli authorities and all parties to the conflict to act immediately to ensure the safety and security of all aid workers in Gaza.'

"The Israeli military's latest attack on aid workers in Gaza came as famine continued to spread across the strip, which Israel has strangled with a blockade that has restricted the flow of food and other necessities.

"#KennethRoth, the former executive director of #HumanRightsWatch characterized the WFP attack as part of 'Israel's starvation strategy.' Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted humanitarian workers in Gaza, making the enclave the most dangerous place in the world for aid agency employees."

Read more:
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#Palestinians #CeasefireNow #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #IsraelHumanRightsViolations #GazaStrip

Ramesh #NotGoingBackrameshgupta
2024-06-15

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, Director of , is the wife of former presidential candidate .

Last week, gave no further details on the aid pause, including how long the pause would last. WFP spokespeople did not respond to requests for further details.

“Humanitarian aid must not be used and must not be perceived as taking any side in a conflict,” WFP said

Speaking of the “rocketing” of WFP warehouses, McCain said, “…That’s why a is necessary”

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Ramesh #NotGoingBackrameshgupta
2024-06-15

⬆️ is removing from coast again due to weather. The pier should be back in place and operating again by next week.

“Although aid has been unloaded in a secure area onshore… humanitarian agencies have stopped… distributing it throughout Gaza. is weighing whether it can safely and ETHICALLY keep delivering supplies from the pier”

What could be more ethical than distributing aid to starving from a secure area? 🤔

apnews.com/article/israel-hama

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