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A child in a refugee camp in the Syrian province of Idlib.

12.03.2020 | Press Release Refugees Must not Be Used as Political Hostages

The situation of refugees, whether in Syria, on the Greek islands or on the Turkish-Syrian border, is becoming increasingly desperate.

A man holding a plastic bottle in a field, surrounded by a large swarm of locusts

19.02.2020 | Press Release Plague of Locusts: 500,000 euros of immediate assistance

East Africa and South Asia are suffering from a plague of locusts. Welthungerhilfe is providing 500,000 euros of immediate assistance.

A boy is holding a bag of flatbread at a distribution

30.01.2020 | Press Release Syria: The Supply Conditions Are Worsening

Rain, cold, hunger, rising prices – the situation for refugees from the civil war in north-west Syria is becoming increasingly dire.

Women from internally displaced families are growing vegetables using hydroponic gardens in Camp Zamzam in North Darfur

16.01.2020 | Blog Simple but innovative

A simple yet innovative hydroponics project is making a big difference to the lives of internally displaced people in Sudan.

Refugees queuing at distribution of clothing vouchers in Idlib (Syria)

29.12.2019 | Press Release € 100,000 in Emergency Aid for Refugees in Syria

Roughly 235,000 people have fled after new attacks in northern Syria in the past two weeks. Welthungerhilfe is providing 100,000 euros in emergency...

A woman with her child in a refugee camp in South Sudan. The majority of the refugees flee within their own country or to neighbouring countries.

17.12.2019 | Press Release Global Refugee Forum in Geneva

Welthungerhilfe expects the participants at the first Global Refugee Forum to ensure that host countries will get better support.

Eine Frau bei der Karottenernte in Haiti.

28.11.2019 | Press Release Climate Change, Corruption and Unrest are Causing Increased Hunger in Haiti

35 percent of the population in Haiti are heavily dependent on food aid.

Blaue Zeltunterkünfte im Flüchtlingscamp Mudjipela in der Provinz Ituri, DR Kongo.

22.10.2019 | Press Release DR Congo: Hundreds of Thousands in Desperate Need

People who have fled their homes in the Ituri province of the DR Congo are in desperate need of food, water, shelter and medicines.

A Malawian farmer standing in his flooded field, looking at the camera.

15.10.2019 | Press Release GHI 2019: Climate Change is Exacerbating Hunger

The GHI 2019 shows that climate change is worsening the nutrition situation in countries that are already affected by hunger and poverty.

Zwei ältere Männer schauen lächelnd in die Kamera.

26.09.2019 | Press Release Elections in Afghanistan

Welthungerhilfe: Number of civilian casualties are rising as well as fear of attacks.

22-year-old Hajj Thomson holds a dried corn plant up.

19.09.2019 | Press Release "Climate Change is increasing Hunger worldwide"

Welthungerhilfe supports the worldwide climate strikes on Friday and demands a clear change of course from the German government.

Mitglieder der Rohingya im Flüchtlingscamp Hakimpara in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesch.

20.08.2019 | Project Update Two years on: Rohingya deserve justice

61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar and call for refugees’ engagement on safe, voluntary returns.