Stories

How WFP and the Mastercard Foundation support young Africans who are turning to agriculture, and making a successful living off the land

Without urgent donations, 1.3 million people risk losing food assistance

Young, educated and Internet savvy, a new generation of WFP-supported farmer-herders is fighting hunger and upending an ancient profession

How a WFP-supported drive for greater food self-sufficiency fights hunger and changes lives in the West African country

A key food systems summit in Addis Ababa casts a spotlight on the nation’s drive to build food security and resilience - with WFP support

WFP has the food, experienced teams on the ground and proven systems in place to respond.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, these programmes are the key to independence from aid.

A farming couple is picking up the pieces after war shattered their lives

A guide to the facts, figures and frontline work of the World Food Programme

A concise explainer to help understand the concept of food security and how it drives WFP’s work

‘As governments, donors, and development partners look to scale support in fragile regions, the question is no longer whether we can afford to invest – but whether we can afford not to’

Beryl was the earliest Category-5 hurricane to hit the region. Now, with a new logistics hub in Barbados, WFP and its partners are pre-positioning humanitarian supplies for ever-quicker responses

How conflict and extreme weather have displaced millions and fuelled severe food insecurity in the Horn of Africa country

A funding shortfall is forcing WFP and other humanitarian organizations to cut assistance to some of the world’s most vulnerable people

UN report raises alarm over 13 emergencies, including five - Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, and Haiti - where people face the immediate threat of starvation

Learn more about this rare and deadliest form of hunger, which is spreading in Sudan and threatens Gaza and elsewhere – and how WFP is fighting it

With emergency food assistance shrinking and malnutrition at record levels, millions need World Food Programme support as they struggle to get by

American farmers play a key role in WFP's hunger-fighting mandate

Joint global partnership aims to tackle the deadliest form of malnutrition

With funding and commitment, WFP can scale up food assistance to the most vulnerable, Eric Perdison says

Machines gather dust in bakeries and pots sit empty at hot-meal points as a new report confirms hunger is sliding towards starvation and famine

Artificial intelligence is already used in a variety of ways in humanitarian work. It can save time and money, meaning that every dollar spent has that extra reach and ability to make more impact.

WFP races to provide food assistance to millions on the brink

Reaching the most deprived areas of Port-au-Prince takes coordination and patience

WFP and Central Africans reach out to war-displaced newcomers, in a country facing its own insecurity and hunger challenges