Humanitarian Day: Trio of Women Lead WFP's Fight Against Haiti Hunger

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WFP's programme assistant Maguelita Varin inspects a kitchen in a school supported by the organization in Jérémie. Photo: WFP/Peyvand Khorsandi

In Haiti, the World Food Programme has a 300-strong team of humanitarians working with local partners to deliver humanitarian food assistance in hard-to-reach areas affected by conflict, and extreme weather events linked to climate change.

With 4.9 million people acutely food-insecure in the country, it's a formidable task that we complement with resilience-building initiatives such as school feeding and providing cash assistance to farmers.

To mark World Humanitarian Day (19 August), meet three formidable women from our crew...

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