Stories

How world leaders attending the UN Climate Summit can make a difference for people bearing up to the consequences of extreme weather events

WFP’s award-winning app marks 200 million meals with users donating to communities facing conflict, climate shocks and other crises

As war enters its second month, Palestinians lay bare their needs for food, medical supplies and that ever elusive antidote to food insecurity... peace

How sustainable farming ideas from development startups supported by the World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator gained global recognition

World Food Programme and other UN and humanitarian agencies working closely to bring relief to people in the greatest need

Three weeks of near-constant bombardment in Gaza have left its entire population in desperate and catastrophic conditions. The World Food Programme (WFP) is striving to reach over 1 million people for whom water and food are running out. Here, one WFP employee (who prefers not to be identified) describes the horror, the personal grief of losing at least seven family members as well as some friends, her dreams for a better future, and why her work must go on in the face of it all.

WFP-FAO report highlights 22 countries or territories needing urgent attention as funding shortfall hampers support 

WFP-supported early response initiatives are helping the Caribbean nation weather the climate crisis

WFP calls for new financing and long-term commitment to school feeding at a key Paris summit

More supplies ready at border after food and cash delivered to over half a million

On World Food Day, learn about the ways WFP is arming Bangladesh's poorest to confront devastating floods

WFP urgently needs US$18.8 million so Afghanistan’s earthquake survivors can eat and rebuild from the country’s latest disaster, and US$400 million to help the most vulnerable survive harsh weather

Programmes run by WFP and Nepal's Government are empowering female farmers and building resilience to weather extremes

Six months into Sudan's conflict, WFP's Head of Communications there describes the heartache and loss it has wrought

Humanitarian access and funding critical to continuing support to thousands of families

Teams at hand providing immediate emergency assistance

For many South Sudanese, Sudan was a refuge during their country’s civil war. Now WFP is assisting returnees, as they confront fresh hardship in their homeland

A funding crunch sharply curtails our response to two top hunger crises

In Ukraine, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WFP country directors call for a future without violence

Relief efforts are under way as human cost of extreme-weather tragedy unfolds

WFP delivers assistance to hundreds of families in Benghazi as it prepares to reach 5,000 families

Afghanistan and DRC are among humanitarian emergencies where the UN World Food Programme is being forced to scale back operations

An eyewitness account of one community being pushed to the brink as the World Food Programme is forced to cut food assistance to 10 million people

World Food Programme early action programmes are saving lives and livelihoods across four countries

Parties to a conflict that's killed more than 1,100 civilians and 19 aid workers – including three World Food Programme staff – must honour agreements to protect humanitarian personnel and resources