From Indonesia to Afghanistan, fortified biscuits travel 15,000 km across closed borders and conflict zones to reach Afghan schoolchildren who rely on WFP meals.
In his new role as WFP’s Acting Executive Director, Carl Skau gives his take on a global hunger crisis where conflict, rising costs and funding cuts are pushing food insecurity higher while aid struggles to keep pace.
In South Sudan’s Jonglei State, families like Chol’s are trapped by conflict, displacement and rising hunger, as violence destroys livelihoods and leaves communities struggling to survive without food or support. Countrywide, more than half of the population faces crisis hunger levels.
WFP's two top Ebola responders in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sib Ollo and Olivier Nkakudulu, describe how we are moving health workers, medical supplies and food assistance to support the battle against the deadly Bundibugyo virus and soaring food insecurity – drawing on the lessons of past Ebola outbreaks
WFP is delivering vital food and nutritional assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo East, as insecurity, infrastructure damage and the onset of the rainy season hamper operations.
In Ituri Province, a rare Ebola strain is colliding with widespread food insecurity. WFP is moving responders and supplies, keeping air access open, and providing food and nutrition support to affected families
Speed and accuracy save lives in humanitarian settings. WFP is deploying artificial intelligence to help ensure food assistance reaches the right people and in the right amounts.
Four years ago, donor mobilization and a massive humanitarian scale-up by WFP and partners averted famine in Somalia. Now, as needs soar, funds dry up and drought's fallout pummels the Horn of Africa nation, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe
Despite WFP food and other support, damaged bakeries, supply restrictions and rising costs are limiting bread production, piling fresh hardship on conflict-weary Gazans
As conflict, flooding, displacement and economic shocks converge, millions of people across South Sudan are facing emergency levels of hunger. The World Food Programme is racing to deliver food and nutrition assistance in hard‑to‑reach areas, but access and funding constraints threaten to leave families without support.
In eastern Chad, WFP helps refugees and host communities move from emergency aid to self‑reliance through farming, livelihoods and resilience initiatives.
The Middle East crisis is disrupting global supply chains, driving up shipping costs and delaying fertilizer supplies. WFP warns the fallout could push up to 45 million more people into hunger, hitting Africa and Asia hardest.
WFP and other humanitarians are stretching lean budgets to support millions reeling from conflict, displacement and climate shocks in the Central African nation
As the Middle East conflict threatens vital maritime channels and ports, sending food, fuel, fertilizer and other key prices soaring, WFP Shipping Chief Henrik Hansen explains how we are working 24/7 to reduce rising costs and transit times, and find creative transportation workarounds to reach millions of vulnerable people
As the conflict upends shipping routes and supply chains, staff at the UN Humanitarian Response Depot are working to secure new corridors to transport life-saving food and other aid to vulnerable people.
The East African nation has long offered asylum to some of the continent’s most vulnerable people. But steep cuts in humanitarian assistance are increasing food insecurity for Uganda’s nearly 2 million refugees and threatening to reverse progress in building long-term resilience
As violence escalates, displacement, rising prices and disrupted food systems are pushing families closer towards hunger in the region and far beyond. This explainer provides a lowdown on the crisis and its devastating ripple effects.
Our Ghana Communications Officer, Abdul-Wahab Mohammed, describes growing up on hearty WFP meals – and how they can transform communities and forge a new generation of leaders
In Lebanon, Syria, Iran and beyond, WFP is reaching the most vulnerable people – but supply chain bottlenecks risk roiling economies, threatening food security and jeopardizing humanitarian operations
