Stories

Viktor, Evhenia and Hennadiy describe their experience of evacuating and finding support – from the World Food Programme and the European Union – in a transit centre

How WFP works across borders to protect improve food security of communities in the region known as ‘the lungs of the earth’

As weather extremes deepen hunger, a WFP programme has given at-risk communities the tools to respond

The World Food Programme is marking ten years of anticipatory action, working with partners to improve forecasts and tailor activations ahead of emergencies

Once one of the world’s poorest countries, the Republic of Korea is now a booming success story - and one of WFP’s top food aid donors

Anticipatory actions activated by Government and World Food Programme as landfall looms

WFP's support is making a difference. Funding cuts now threaten it

World Food Programme working with partners to coordinate logistics, cash and emergency supplies across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Funding cuts are forcing WFP to sharply shrink assistance to hundreds of thousands asylum seekers

Tens of thousands of bundles of flatbread are being delivered daily, as part of a broader WFP effort to scale up food assistance to reach 1.6 million people

From Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, WFP is supporting government-driven initiatives that are transforming diets and futures across the region

Worldwide, up to 13.7 million more people may face emergency levels of food insecurity, according to a new WFP report examining the fallout of funding cuts

As humanitarian aid dries up, these countries are especially vulnerable

Facts and figures about our work to help end hunger

World Food Programme stays, delivers and adapts to conditions on the ground

Wheat-producing Punjab hit hardest as the World Food Programme and humanitarian partners support Government-led response

A month after a massive earthquake and multiple aftershocks, WFP is rushing support to survivors in eastern Afghanistan as bitter weather sets in. But needs are enormous, and funding scarce

The World Food Programme’s most challenging operations have a simple message

As a new report confirms 80 million more children are receiving school meals, the World Food Programme’s Carmen Burbano recalls the long journey to a success story for development

Millions of new students are benefiting from school meals, as governments increasingly take leadership of WFP-supported programmes

Disaster adds to multiple crises leaving millions hungry in Central Asian nation

Expert hunger findings confirm famine in Gaza Governorate, and project it will spread elsewhere

Airdrops can save lives – but they are risky, up to seven times more expensive and deliver far less than road transport.

Bumper harvests of the drought-resistant crop ring in food security – and export income – for smallholders with support from the Government of Japan and the World Food Programme

World Food Programme staff reflect on life in two of the toughest places on earth