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What’s inside a typical WFP food basket

Rice or flour

A staple item in many countries and vital source of daily energy.

Vegetable oil

Rich in essential fats and vitamins,  supporting a healthy immune system.

Lentils or beans

Plant-based protein and fibre, helping maintain a healthy heart and gut.

Salt

Supports a healthy pregnancy and helps child development.

The food basket is based on local food preferences and diets wherever possible so the items could vary.

29/05/2025

More than 80% of the food WFP provides in Ukraine is bought locally. WFP also works with local bakeries to distribute bread, including 18 small bakeries in the frontline areas. WFP also provides vital equipment to bakeries such as generators and ovens.

Overview

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Over two years into the war in Ukraine, the World Food Programme’s emergency operation is well under way. WFP is on the frontlines focusing on communities near areas of active conflict. Despite huge challenges, WFP has given food and cash equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families affected since 2022 — and counting. Programmes aim to source food locally, with 79% of the food WFP provides to Ukrainians being bought in Ukraine. Food boxes contain wheat flour, pasta, canned meat, canned beans, sunflower oil and oats. WFP has expanded its activities to include school feeding, pension top-ups and projects to help Ukrainians return to farming. WFP is working with the Ministry of Education to fund hot meals in primary schools. The initiative was piloted in 2023 helping 12,000 children. For 2024, the project has expanded to 11 oblasts (regions) supporting 60,000 school children in Ukraine.

Location

Ukraine

Updates18

29/05/2025More than 80% of the food WFP provides in Ukraine is bought locally. WFP also works with local bakeries to distribute bread, including 18 small bakeries in the frontline areas. WFP also provides vital equipment to bakeries such as generators and ovens.

24/02/2025After 3 years of war, WFP continues to provide food assistance to displaced people and families living near the frontlines.

21/11/2024WFP’s school feeding programme supports daily nutritious meals for up to 174,000 schoolchildren around Ukraine. WFP also works with local bakeries to distribute bread, including 15 small bakeries in frontline areas.

18/10/2024September 2024 was the deadliest month for civilians in almost two years. WFP continues to support around 1.7 million people a month with food and cash assistance.

14/04/2024WFP has recently expanded its school feeding programme in Ukraine to support daily nutritious meals for more than 100,000 children in more than 700 schools across the country.

24/02/20242 years into the war, WFP has distributed more than $550 million to over 3 million people through cash transfers - so they are able to buy food.

20/02/2024Despite huge challenges, WFP has given food and cash equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families affected since 2022 — and counting.

15/06/2023WFP has distributed 92,000 ready-to-eat rations - such as bread and canned beans – to people evacuated following the Nova Kakhovka dam flooding.

24/02/2023Today is the one-year mark of the Ukraine war. So far, WFP has distributed food and cash assistance equivalent to 1.3 billion meals to families displaced and affected.

02/01/2023From January 2023, WFP will support daily school meals in an initial 58 schools in the Kyiv region.

03/10/2022WFP has procured over 200,000 mt of wheat grain from Ukraine since the signing of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

21/08/2022The first WFP vessel has left Ukraine carrying 23,000 metric tons of wheat grain.

07/08/2022WFP welcomes the agreement signed to open Black Sea ports for food and fertiliser exports and calls for its swift and sustainable implementation to help address the global food crisis and support Ukraine’s economy.

19/07/2022Since April, WFP has transferred a total of US$140 million in cash and vouchers to families affected by the crisis.

15/06/2022Last month, WFP supported 2.2 million vulnerable Ukrainians.

20/04/2022Six weeks into the conflict, WFP has reached 1.3 million people in Ukraine: through food assistance to families in encircled and conflict-affected areas, and cash-based transfers in areas where markets are functioning.

05/04/2022In Kharkiv, over 330,000 loaves of freshly baked bread have been provided so far.

28/03/2022WFP has reached 716,000 people with food assistance since the beginning of the crisis.