World Food Programme

🚨 As the Ebola outbreak spreads in , coordinated action is critical.

“This is the true essence of the United Nations delivering as one,” says WHO Director‑General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

🔵 WFP is working with the Government of DRC, WHO and partners — moving frontline responders, medical supplies and critical cargo into hard‑to‑reach areas.

Because containing the outbreak depends on one thing:
getting the response where it’s needed, fast.

🚨In Akobo, South Sudan, renewed conflict has torn communities apart and forced families from their homes. Today, many are surviving on almost no food, and children are becoming dangerously malnourished.

WFP is scaling up life-saving food and nutrition assistance, but insecurity, poor roads and the rains are making it harder to reach those in need.

This is the reality for families like Chol’s.

🚨 The Ebola outbreak in has rapidly spread from four to 25 health zones.

WFP‑managed UNHAS is supporting the response:
✈️ 90+ flights completed
👥 680+ frontline responders transported
📦 ~10 metric tons of critical supplies delivered

🔵 This frontline support is essential to contain the outbreak. Early action can help stop Ebola from spreading and prevent a deeper humanitarian crisis.

🚨 Akobo is one of four counties in at risk of famine.

WFP has reached more than 60,000 people over the last three weeks with critical food and nutrition assistance.

⚠️ Sustained access and an end to fighting is urgent to reach all those in need

🔴 🚚 Hunger doesn't wait for routes to re-open. And neither do we.

When borders closed and routes collapsed amid rising regional tensions, WFP teams were forced to re-route essential cargo destined for thousands of children in .

A new WFP report shows the ripple effects of the Middle East crisis are deepening hunger — with up to 2.3 million more people in Afghanistan at risk of food insecurity since the conflict began.

WFP's Head of Supply Chain explains how, in a world of rising costs and disruptions, delivering food is harder - and more critical - than ever.

🔴 ’s hunger crisis is worsening.

Millions are facing emergency levels of hunger — driven by conflict, flooding, displacement and economic shocks.

In Jonglei State, one of the hardest‑hit areas, malnutrition levels are critically high. Violence and flooding have also cut off key aid routes, making it harder to reach those most in need.
Amid this crisis, Nyatut fled her home to survive. Today, she is doing everything she can to rebuild her life.

Her story is one of many across South Sudan — where families continue to persevere despite immense challenges.

⚠️ : The Ebola outbreak has reached Goma — a major city with high cross‑border movement.

The risk of wider spread is rising.

🔵 WFP is supporting the response by moving frontline teams and life‑saving supplies — helping keep operations running despite restrictions and limited access.

WFP’s Nikhila Gill explains how WFP and partners are providing vital meals to patients in treatment centres

🔴 is facing one of its most severe hunger crises on record. 7.8 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity.

In places like Akobo, WFP is racing against time to stabilize food security and nutrition — reaching the most vulnerable before conditions worsen.

But needs are rising fast, and access remains a challenge.

Hear from WFP’s Abiyu Ayele 👇

When droughts or storms hit, it’s already too late.
🌾 Crops are lost.
Livelihoods disappear.
And recovery becomes harder, and more expensive.

But what if we didn’t wait for a crisis to unfold?
What if we acted before disaster strikes? ⏳

That’s Anticipatory Action.