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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.

2/4/2026

After four years of war, repeated displacement, attacks on infrastructure and disruption of basic services continue to undermine food security. WFP is distributing food and cash assistance to Ukrainians living near the frontline and those evacuating, supporting more than 600,000 people monthly.

Overview

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After four years of war, more than 10.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Over 420,000 people living in frontline regions are severely food insecure, and fighting continues to force thousands to flee every month. Many people cannot buy food as supermarkets are closed, poorly stocked, or not safely accessible. Others cannot afford nutritious food due to rising prices. Most depend entirely on humanitarian assistance. The World Food Programme (WFP) distributes food and cash assistance to Ukrainians living near the frontline and those evacuating these areas, supporting more than 600,000 people each month. Regular interagency convoys bring food and other essentials to hard-to-reach areas close to the frontlines. These are enabled by the WFP-led Logistics Cluster, which has facilitated 230 convoys since 2022. WFP sources more than 90 percent of its food inside Ukraine and partners with local bakeries to distribute bread, helping to improve efficiency and support local economic recovery and jobs.

Location

Ukraine

Updates19

2/4/2026After four years of war, repeated displacement, attacks on infrastructure and disruption of basic services continue to undermine food security. WFP is distributing food and cash assistance to Ukrainians living near the frontline and those evacuating, supporting more than 600,000 people monthly.

10/23/2025As conflict continues, five million people remain hungry, mostly along the frontlines. Millions of families are forced to sacrifice meals so their children can eat, or they are going into debt to buy food.

5/29/2025More 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.

2/24/2025After 3 years of war, WFP continues to provide food assistance to displaced people and families living near the frontlines.

10/18/2024September 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.

4/14/2024WFP has recently expanded its school feeding program in Ukraine to support daily nutritious meals for more than 100,000 children in more than 700 schools across the country.

2/24/20242 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.

2/20/2024Despite huge challenges, WFP has given food and cash equivalent to 2.4 billion meals to families affected since 2022 — and counting.

6/15/2023WFP has distributed 92,000 ready-to-eat rations - such as bread and canned beans – to people evacuated following the Nova Kakhovka dam flooding.

2/24/2023Today 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.

1/2/2023From January 2023, WFP will support daily school meals in an initial 58 schools in the Kyiv region.

10/3/2022WFP has procured over 200,000 mt of wheat grain from Ukraine since the signing of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

8/21/2022The first WFP vessel has left Ukraine carrying 23,000 metric tons of wheat grain.

8/7/2022WFP welcomes the agreement signed to open Black Sea ports for food and fertilizer exports and calls for its swift and sustainable implementation to help address the global food crisis and support Ukraine’s economy.

7/19/2022Since April, WFP has transferred a total of US$140 million in cash and vouchers to families affected by the crisis.

6/15/2022Last month, WFP supported 2.2 million vulnerable Ukrainians.

4/20/2022Six 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.

4/5/2022In Kharkiv, over 330,000 loaves of freshly baked bread have been provided so far.

3/28/2022WFP has reached 716,000 people with food assistance since the beginning of the crisis.

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