Stories

After three years of drought, more than 23 million people across parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia face severe hunger - the World Food Programme requires US$810 million to respond

In neighbouring countries, WFP is reaching new arrivals with food assistance, but upcoming rains and shrinking funds threaten the response

Crisis sees 30 million acutely malnourished children in 15 worst-hit countries

The World Food Programe is working with governments on the frontlines of the region’s climate crisis as millions struggle to eat

Through early warnings, embankment building and cash transfers, the World Food Programme is empowering communities facing drought and floods

How the human rights advocate advising the World Food Programme on issues related to disability inclusion is helping people defy prejudice and low expectations

At key education summit, School Meals Coalition calls for billions to support vital safety net

The World Food Programme's regional chief, Corinne Fleischer, on why peace is the best long-term solution for the country and those around the world dependent on its grain.

Chartered vessel heading towards Horn of Africa marks a milestone as the World Food Programme fights famine amid a global food crisis

Latest Hunger Hotspots report from the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization confirms the agencies' worst fears

Four years after the Security Council passed the landmark resolution 2417, World Food Programme Head of Emergencies Margot van der Velden explains why in a year of unprecedented hunger marking the anniversary is so important

Lifesaving food remains trapped in a year of catastrophic hunger, with needs outpacing resources to help people going hungry across the world

World Food Programme retail-in-a-box initiative boosts local economy

The World Food Programme urgently needs US$437 million to respond and save lives in the region over the next six months

An eyewitness account from the World Food Programme's Tomson Phiri in Lviv shows how the agency is collaborating to expand its reach as other crisis-hit countries feel the heat

Increased costs set to affect World Food Programme operations and impact the most vulnerable well beyond Ukraine’s borders

With each season drier than the last, families inch closer and closer to losing all

An eyewitness account from the World Food Programme's Tomson Phiri in Kenya shows why governments and other donors must step up to avoid a deepening humanitarian catastrophe

Call for US$327 million to respond to immediate needs of 4.5 million people and help communities become more resilient to climate extremes

Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen braced for ‘starvation and death’, says FAO and WFP study

World Food Programme and humanitarian partners need urgent funds to anticipate, restore and protect 

In the regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara, 7 million face a hunger crisis while thousands have been displaced by conflict

An alternative look into the lives and backgrounds of the staff who help drive WFP’s work

In the northern region of Tigray, Aster and her husband rely on World Food Programme support to survive — with the risk of famine imminent for some 350,000 people, WFP is calling for funds to assist 2.1 million

World Environment Day special: World Food Programme calls for funds as people suffering droughts and floods face a struggle to survive