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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

Three Haitian women on what drives them to work with the World Food Programme in one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies

World Food Programme calls for funds to maintain ‘stabilizing’ humanitarian assistance 

In Somalia and in Haiti, World Food Programme mobile money transfers bring independence a step closer

Gaining access to hunger hotspots in Port-au-Prince is progress that, without robust donor support, will be tragically undermined, says World Food Programme country director

After a year of unprecedented climate disasters, 2023 may not be much better — but there are also reasons for hope

The country faces famine without renewed and robust humanitarian assistance

"What was a wave of hunger is now a tsunami of hunger" — WFP chief David Beasley

For the UN World Food Programme and other humanitarians, there were rays of hope in Haiti. Today, they are fading fast.

WFP and partners have helped to meet the energy needs of over 10 million people in 48 countries

One year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, WFP still helps communities to rebuild their lives and be better prepared for future disasters

Assistance from the World Food Programme brings a degree of security to people such as Adeline - but we need funds to continue our work

Food security caught in the crossfire as people reel from gang violence alongside rising prices, climate shocks and the Ukraine-crisis ripple effect

Support from WFP helps rural families to boost their food security and build resilience

Spotting disasters before they hit enables communities to be less dependent on World Food Programme emergency assistance - and self-sufficient over the long term

Communities are challenging cycles of extreme weather with World Food Programme and Government support

After the earthquake which devastated the country in August, a longstanding problem persists

Experience in emergencies informs World Food Programme humanitarians’ ability to bounce back

How World Food Programme school feeding initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture is changing lives

Three months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the first four schools rehabilitated under the lead of the Haitian Ministry of Education are about to be inaugurated. This is the first step of an ambitious project that still needs to be funded in order to take place

With over 1.3 million people eating less than one meal per day, hunger is on the rise in Haiti. WFP provides vital cash assistance to the most vulnerable, boosting local economies and empowering communities

WFP assists families who lost everything in the disaster

WFP at hand in areas affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck the country on 14 August

Shock kills 1,300 Haitians, leaving thousands of people injured and access routes blocked