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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...

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.

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.

Jessica Kühnle in conversation with a woman from Syria

15.08.2019 | Press Release Humanitarian Aid Workers Need Better Protection

The poor security situation in many countries is making work more difficult for relief organisations, and frequently making it difficult to

Jessica Kühnle mit einer Kollegin in einem informellen Camp für geflüchtete Jesiden

13.08.2019 | Blog Helpers in greatest need

The World Humanitarian Day 2019 focuses on women in disaster areas around the world. We asked Welthungerhilfe colleagues what drives them.

A child sits next to an old woman lying on a blanket on the ground.

14.05.2019 | Press Release Welthungerhilfe: "Our Work is Being Severely Hindered"

The UN Security Council meets today, chaired by Germany, to discuss fighting in the Syrian province of Idlib.

Zwei Männer versuchen eine Kuh zum Weitergehen zu bewegen.

06.05.2019 | Press Release The Sahel Region Needs Security and Development

Chancellor Merkel Travels to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

After Cyclone Idai: Juliana has also lost her house and is now living in a temporary emergency shelter.

26.03.2019 | Press Release Cyclone Idai - Welthungerhilfe Expands Emergency Assistance

Disastrous situation after Cyclone Idai: 700,000 euros are being provided for distribution of urgently needed aid supplies.

A woman and her children sitting in front of a house destroyed by cyclone Idai

20.03.2019 | Blog Emergency Response following Cyclone Idai

Houses, schools and hospitals are destroyed, crops and livestock lost. Many of the survivors of cyclone Idai are left with nothing.