Overview
- The donation comes via the XO Humanitarian Fund, which The Weeknd launched in 2022 and has contributed and pledged more than $6.5 million to humanitarian responses.
- WFP says it aims to scale operations to reach up to 200,000 Jamaicans recovering from Hurricane Melissa.
- Working alongside the Jamaican government, WFP has delivered food kits to more than 9,000 people in Jamaica and assisted about 254,000 people across Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.
- The Weeknd is a WFP Goodwill Ambassador, and World Food Program USA president Barron Segar publicly thanked him for supporting urgent relief efforts.
- Artist-led relief efforts are continuing, with a Jamaica Strong benefit concert announced for Dec. 12 at UBS Arena led by Sean Paul, Shaggy and Kes.