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Pope Leo XIV at WFP: 'Food is a fundamental human right'

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2026 Ebola outbreak: Key facts, symptoms and why it’s driving hunger in Africa

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What is El Niño, how does it affect hunger and how does WFP respond?

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Worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk, says new report

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Building a world without hunger

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s frontline responder to hunger. WFP works to deliver food assistance where no one else can. Responding faster, smarter, and more efficiently to reduce hunger during emergencies and help communities build resilience against future shocks.
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266

Million people 
are acutely food insecure

121

Million people 
supported by WFP in 2025

US$13B

WFP needs
to reach vulnerable people

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Conflict

WFP warning now a reality for millions in Middle East pushed further into hunger

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Child with backpack walks through knee‑deep floodwater, holding shoes, as homes, trees and debris line a flooded street in a damaged neighbourhood.
El Niño

El Niño: FAO and WFP joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events

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HAITI

Hope in Haiti: Lessons from the frontlines of a hunger crisis

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At a WFP warehouse in DRC, a logistic team prepares food parcels to be distributed to families whose relatives are hospitalized or isolated in Ebola treatment centers in Beni.
FUNDING

WFP welcomes announcement of major U.S. contribution as global hunger reaches record levels

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Good news

Stories of impact and hope across WFP’s work.

  1. Fortified biscuits reach Afghan schoolchildren
  2. Refugees creating their own futures across Africa
  3. WFP’s nutrition support helps children grow healthier in Pakistan

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Everyone has a role to play in ending global hunger. 
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Individuals

Your generosity can help save lives. It only takes a minute to help deliver life-saving food assistance. Choose how you give.

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Private Sector

Businesses, foundations and philanthropists partner with WFP to save lives, strengthen communities and turn their expertise, resources and ambition into lasting impact worldwide.

  • Support emergency response
  • Strengthen logistics
  • Advance nutrition
  • Drive innovation
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Governments

WFP's principal partners – not only as the primary source of funding, but as strategic partners who shape policy and multilateral cooperation.

  • Country Strategic Plans
  • Policy development
  • Capacity strengthening
  • Humanitarian and development response
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Where we work

WFP has a presence in over 120 countries and territories.

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