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Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), has received the “National Legend of Ukraine,” one of the country’s highest state distinctions, from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Media Alert: Stories of Hope: Nourishing Resilience in Ukraine, Hosted with the Embassy of Ukraine
World Central Kitchen (WCK) and the Embassy of Ukraine are proud to announce a special multi-sensory event, “Stories of Hope: Nourishing Resilience in Ukraine,” hosted as part of Passport DC’s Around the World Embassy Tour. This free, community-focused event will offer the public a unique opportunity to engage with WCK’s ongoing food relief efforts, experience…
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WCK’s team in Ukraine is supporting passengers and crew from a train struck by a Russian drone today.
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine and WCK’s response there both enter their fifth year, WCK teams are still working hard to provide families across the country with comforting meals during dark times. WCK Ukraine’s Response Director, Yuliya, has answers to some of your most frequently asked questions about our work in Ukraine:
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Today, May 14, humanitarian workers in Kherson, Ukraine came under attack. World Central Kitchen (WCK) and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) vehicles were hit in separate drone attacks.
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Ukraine is home to some of the world’s most fertile black soil, known as chernozem, which has shaped the country’s agricultural identity for centuries. In many families, gardening is not treated as a hobby so much as part of the rhythm of the year: planting in spring, preserving in summer and autumn, and sharing food…
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As Ukrainians face yet another grim milestone—the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion—World Central Kitchen renews its promise to stand beside them today, tomorrow, and for as long as we are needed. From the first cup of hot chocolate served in the earliest days of the invasion to the emergency distribution of warm bowls of…
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In times of war, the hard and vital work of supplying food, water and medicine has been protected by international agreements for almost 80 years. Yet those protections have been systematically and repeatedly ignored in the two most bloody wars of recent years: Ukraine and Gaza.
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Yuliya, WCK’s Ukraine Response Director, joined WBUR’s Here & Now with Scott Tong to talk about what our response to the war in Ukraine actually looks like on the ground—and why, in times of crisis, food is more than aid. It is hope.
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As Ukraine prepares for another winter of war, intensified Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure are threatening to leave families without electricity, heating and water as temperatures begin to fall. World Central Kitchen (WCK) is preparing for this reality by adapting how we cook, distribute and deliver food across Ukraine.
