Jonathan Dumont

Humanitarian orgs warn aid work becoming more dangerous as crises increase worldwide - ABC News - abcnews.go.com/International/… via @ABC

Inside Haiti's humanitarian emergency, where gang violence rules the streets. The World Food Programme's @jonathandumont1 explains how Haiti has been driven to the brink. @WFP itv.com/news/2025-10-2…

"Inside Haiti's humanitarian emergency where gang violence rules the streets" itv.com/watch/news/ins… via @ITVX

Thanks to @msapia24 and @RaiUno for shining a light on the hidden hungry in Haiti! raiplay.it/video/2025/10/….

Thanks to ABC News for interviewing me about my recent trip to Haiti abcnews.go.com/International/… via @ABC

People displaced by violence in Port au Prince #Haiti are having to live in cars, trucks, schools or municipal buildings. Kids are living in schools instead of learning in them. With no access to their livelihoods hunger is hitting them the worst.

Getting to and around Haiti is increasingly dangerous. Flights to the airport in the capitol Port au Prince are very few since planes were shot at.Armed gangs control everything and everyone entering and leaving the capitol by road. Helicopter is one of the safe few options left

Im in #Haiti this week where hunger is soaring especially amongst people displaced by gang violence. Almost 3000 displaced people are living in this school in Port au Prince.

Thanks to @jonathanalter for our discussion about hunger in #Gaza

Hunger in Gaza — the Facts open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats/p…

"The level of destruction in Syria is very challenging. You have to couple that now with an epic drought and landmines." Continued support is critical to help Syrians rebuild a food secure future, WFP's @jonathandumont1 explains ⤵️ via @UN_News_Centre news.un.org/en/audio/2025/…

Lots of hope in #Syria but lots of uncertainty too as people return to their homes after 14yrs of war they must cope with destruction, epic drought and ethnic, religious and regional violence

I was interviewed by the UN today about #Syria news.un.org/en/audio/2025/…

WFP Statement | #Gaza On the morning of 20 July, a 25 truck WFP convoy carrying vital food assistance crossed the Zikim border point destined for starving communities in northern Gaza. Shortly after passing the final checkpoint beyond the Zikim crossing point into Gaza, the convoy encountered large crowds of civilians anxiously waiting to access desperately needed food supplies. As the convoy approached, the surrounding crowd came under fire from Israeli tanks, snipers and other gunfire. We are deeply concerned and saddened by this tragic incident resulting in the loss of countless lives. Many more suffered life-threatening injuries. These people were simply trying to access food to feed themselves and their families on the brink of starvation. This terrible incident underscores the increasingly dangerous conditions under which humanitarian operations are forced to be conducted in Gaza. Today’s violent incident comes despite assurances from Israeli authorities that humanitarian operational conditions would improve; including that armed forces will not be present nor engage at any stage along humanitarian convoy routes. There should never, ever, be armed groups near or on our aid convoys, as reiterated on many occasions to all parties to the conflict. Shootings near humanitarian missions, convoys and food distributions must stop immediately. Any violence involving civilians seeking humanitarian aid is completely unacceptable. We stand firmly by our principles of operating with independence, impartiality and neutrality. It is one of the many reasons why communities trust us. The World Food Programme continues to call for the protection of all civilians and aid workers delivering life-saving assistance. WFP teams accompanying convoys should not have to risk their own lives in the effort to save others. Without these fundamental conditions in place, we cannot continue providing life-saving support across the Gaza strip. Gaza’s hunger crisis has reached new levels of desperation. People are dying from lack of humanitarian assistance. Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment. Nearly one person in three is not eating for days. Food aid is the only way for most people to access any food – as the cost of a one-kilogram bag of flour has surged to over USD100 in local markets. Only a massive scale-up in food aid distributions can stabilize this spiraling situation, calm anxieties and rebuild the trust within communities that more food is coming. An agreed ceasefire is long overdue. All hostages should be released, and humanitarians should be able to reach the civilian population in Gaza with critical food supplies in a consistent, predictable, orderly and safe manner -- wherever they are across the Gaza Strip. WFP is ready. We have food supplies nearby, experienced teams on the ground, and proven systems in place to respond at scale. We did it before and we can do it again. We urgently call on the international community and all parties to advocate for, and facilitate, the delivery of life-saving food aid to starving populations inside Gaza – safely, securely, wherever families are, and without obstruction.

As #Syrians ponder their future after 14years of war they face religious,ethnic+regional insecurity, massive reconstruction costs and epic drought causing an upsurge in hunger. @WFP is there for #Syria rebuilding bakeries,helping returnees get settled+providing food assistance

Epic drought,farm fields littered with deadly land mines and insecurity keeps #Syria from becoming food secure after 14years of war.

I’ve been traveling around #Syria this week where people who are returning home after 14yrs of war are coping with destroyed homes,epic drought,insecurity and increasing hunger.This building in #Damascus was destroyed yesterday as ethnic,political and regional tensions increase

14 years ago @AbeerEtefa and I stood on the other side of this border watching Syrians flee into Turkey.This week we watched many return for the first time since then.Many brought children who had never been to Syria.

This week Ive been traveling around #Syria where over a million people have returned to their homes since last December. As they struggle to rebuild,a crippling drought has devastated the wheat crop making hunger an obstacle to recovery.