The World Food Programme (WFP) stated that the demand for humanitarian aid, especially food assistance, was exceeding the organisations’ capacity, with the number of people in need increasing due to escalating conflicts, climate disasters and economic turmoil.
Growing needs are outstripping the means of the international community, including WFP, raising fears of escalating hunger and malnutrition and threatening global stability and security.
The threat of hunger and disease looms over Gaza and Yemen. The Israel-Hamas war has displaced 90 per cent of the population, resulting in severe shortages of food, water and health services.
In Yemen, a malnutrition crisis is also unfolding, with 1.3 million pregnant and lactating women and 2.2 million children under five in dire need of treatment.
In Syria, millions of people face hunger due to the suspension of all WFP food aid caused by a significant cut in US funding.
A WFP spokesperson underlined the urgency of the crisis, calling for a swift and decisive response.
