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Saving lives, changing lives. 🇺🇳🌾🍛 The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency working towards .

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 21

    Against all odds. Whatever it takes. Wherever we're needed. WFP is saving lives and changing lives in 83 countries, reaching almost 100 million people each year. Here's how it all began:

    8 replies 55 retweets 111 likes
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  2. 1 hour ago

    Today, we have the technology, science, and know-how to create more robust food systems that can withstand shocks such as and . It's time for global commitment to reshape . 🔁 Speak up 🔁

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  3. 4 hours ago

    🚙💦👏 Not even the harshest conditions can stop the team from delivering food assistance in Central African Republic. See how we're providing life-saving support to millions in the country.

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  4. 11 hours ago

    Social protections maintain people’s standards of living and act as a safety net for the most vulnerable. They also equip communities with the resources to escape the poverty and hunger trap, facilitating access to nutritious food and essential services like healthcare. 

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  5. 18 hours ago

    Conflict, economic collapse and coronavirus are pushing to the edge of famine. As needs spiral upwards, WFP calls for urgent financial support and unhindered humanitarian access.

    2 replies 19 retweets 35 likes
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  6. 20 hours ago

    School feeding mitigates hunger and serves as a powerful incentive for parents to make sure children return to school. Financing school health and nutrition is not a cost but an investment in empowering people and building more equal, inclusive and sustainable societies.🏫

    4 replies 26 retweets 59 likes
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  7. 21 hours ago

    "The climate emergency is fully upon us, and we have no time to waste. The answer to our existential crisis is swift, decisive, scaled up action & solidarity among nations."

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  8. Sep 25

    Heavy rains have caused severe flooding and landslides across . The situation in rural areas is extremely worrying in terms of both immediate food needs and longer term impacts on communities. is on the ground supporting communities most affected.

    1 reply 24 retweets 51 likes
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  9. Sep 25

    is placing significant stress on . All actors & livelihoods along the food value chain are affected - from farmers, traders, processors, distributors, and retailers, to millions of consumers who rely on their efforts to meet their food and nutrition needs.

    2 replies 31 retweets 93 likes
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  10. Sep 25

    There are over 500 million smallholder farmers in the 🌍 They produce most of the food consumed in the developing world. Watch how WFP is linking farmers to markets in Karamoja, , one of the country's poorest districts.

    3 replies 20 retweets 39 likes
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  11. Sep 25

    As more and more countries brace for the socio-economic impacts of the , WFP is uniquely positioned to support national governments adapt, design & deliver 🏚️social protection systems 🍛food-based safety nets 🏥national health systems 🍏school-based nutrition

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  12. Sep 25

    We should all be factivists. Join the , and for the Global Day of and arm yourself with verified information that can change the world. Head to to learn more and take action.

    2 replies 30 retweets 53 likes
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  13. Sep 25

    We produce enough food to feed the 🌍’s 7 billion people, and yet 690 million people go to bed hungry each night. 1/3 of the our planet's food is lost or wasted every year. ! 🔁 Do your part to 🔁

    3 replies 87 retweets 155 likes
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  14. Sep 25

    This woman in Bangladesh 👇 has made it her business to reduce plastic pollution. It's not only good for the 🌏, but just makes good business sense. Today, Laila uses the profits to care for her family and pay for her children's school fees. ♻️

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  15. Sep 25

    Good nutrition is essential to maintain a strong immune system. In disrupting , COVID-19 is undermining nutrition for the world’s most vulnerable people particularly children, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and people living with HIV/TB.

    2 replies 32 retweets 65 likes
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  16. Sep 24

    acts as a risk multiplier for development, making existing problems in the poorest and most food insecure countries worse.

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  17. Sep 24

    To achieve , we need a global food system that is more productive, more inclusive of marginalized populations, more sustainable and resilient, and able to deliver healthy, nutritious diets to all. The time is now to reshape ! 🔁 Speak up 🔁

    3 replies 41 retweets 75 likes
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  18. Sep 24

    The term “food system” refers to the constellation of activities involved in producing, processing, transporting and consuming food. Food systems touch every aspect of human existence. Here's what you need to know 🎦 ⬇️

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  19. Retweeted
    Sep 24

    that 75% of WFP food travels by sea to reach our beneficiaries? Find out how WFP is working towards this ! 🚢⚓️

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  20. Sep 24

    Millions of people around the 🌐 go to bed hungry every day. Entire communities struggle to produce enough food. can exacerbate food insecurity for years to come. ⏰ We need to work together across borders and sectors for a future without hunger.

    2 replies 32 retweets 54 likes
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  21. Sep 24

    In June, WFP announced a massive rise in the number of people it plans to assist, as the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic push millions more into hunger. 🎦Tune in for a discussion on the world’s hunger pandemic at the space:

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