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WFP says funding shortages have cut monthly assistance in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people, leaving about 500,000 without support. Acute food insecurity affects 1.4 million people, or 67 percent of the population, while progress remains fragile.
People in Gaza who are acutely food insecure
An air strike on two clearly marked WFP food-aid trucks in Sudan’s South Kordofan killed one driver, according to the WFP. The agency called for an investigation and said the extent of damage to the cargo was still being assessed.
People forcibly displaced by Sudan’s civil war
The United Nations announced Luke Lindberg as the new executive director of the World Food Programme. The article introduces an interview with acting WFP director Carl Skau about addressing global hunger amid wars and climate disasters.
People who go hungry every day
Renewed fighting involving Houthi and Saudi-backed government forces has displaced nearly 200,000 people and left about 800,000 cut off from food assistance. In Taiz, 600,000 lack aid, while overwhelmed hospitals and worsening hunger raise fears of a humanitarian catastrophe.
People displaced in Yemen during the month
UN agencies reported record-level food insecurity in Afghanistan and called for urgent funding, while a separate UN report documented restrictions and alleged abuses affecting women, girls, civilians and civic freedoms.
People facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan
About 3,000 refugees and returnees cross into South Sudan from Sudan each week.