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WCK to Return Gaza Operations to Pre-Ceasefire Levels Amid Funding Challenges
World Central Kitchen will be returning to cooking the amount of meals we delivered in Gaza before the ceasefire in October. This decision is driven entirely by financial pressure. It does not…
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MEDIA ALERT: New IPC Report Shows Critical Hunger in Haiti as WCK Nears Nine Million Meals Served
A new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today confirms what communities across Haiti already know: hunger is deepening. In the last eleven months, World Central Kitchen (WCK) has served…
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The Guardian: José Andrés Warns of Multi-Year World Famine from Middle East Conflict
The conflict in the Middle East is disrupting more than oil markets—it is threatening the global food supply in ways the world has yet to fully reckon with. WCK founder José Andrés…
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CNN: José Andrés Says the Iran War is Hurting the Global Food Supply
The conflict in the Middle East is being felt across the region—including in the kitchens of Gaza. World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper to explain how rising costs…
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First Alert: WCK in Guam in Response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku
WCK is responding in Guam after Super Typhoon Sinlaku—the strongest tropical cyclone of the year—hits communities in the western Pacific Ocean with intense winds, storm surge, and flooding rainfall. Our teams are…
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The Right to Food
The most important source of energy in the world is not oil and gas. It’s food. Energy for people is even more important than energy for machines. The oil tankers trying to…
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CNN: WCK Brings Food to Displaced Families in Lebanon
Since the escalation of conflict in Lebanon, World Central Kitchen has served more than one million meals to families displaced by airstrikes—and the need is growing. Chef Corps member Aline Kamakian has…
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Recipes From the Field: Ukrainian Easter Cakes
In Ukraine, families are observing Orthodox Easter this Sunday in the midst of war for the fifth consecutive year. The day holds profound importance for communities across the country—which is why our…
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Meet The Press: Chef Aline Reports From Lebanon
WCK Chef Corps member, and the driving force behind our response on the ground, Aline Kamakian spoke with NBC’s Meet the Press to share what she is seeing firsthand in Beirut. In…
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ABC News: Chef Aline Shares Latest from Lebanon
As airstrikes escalate across Lebanon and the number of displaced families grows, WCK Chef Corps member Aline Kamakian is on the ground—leading our response and speaking directly to what she is seeing.…
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MEDIA ALERT: As Conflict Escalates in Lebanon, WCK Reaches 1 Million Meals Served
As violence intensifies across Lebanon, World Central Kitchen (WCK) has reached a critical milestone: more than 1 million meals served since March 2 to families impacted by the conflict. At the same…
