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Climate shocks and land degradation mean too much or too little water for people in some of the world's most vulnerable locations

WFP looks back on a year of turmoil — and how our work helped to ease the fallout

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

Highlights from WFP staff around the world speak of saving and changing lives in a year of unprecedented hunger

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

World Food Programme’s unprecedented scaleup requires funds to continue into 2023

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.

Annual UN meetings backdropped by unprecedented hunger crisis

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

Thirst and hunger are driving people to make perilous journeys on foot to reach safety

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

Multi-agency study calls for a shift towards better prevention, anticipation, and targeting to address the root causes of food crises

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 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

Reduced rations make every day a struggle in the Dadaab camp — for Abdi, who provides for five children, it's even tougher

Refugees recall stories of horror and how they now face an uncertain future

Life-saving work would be impossible without generosity of Swedish government

Delivering money directly into the hands of drought-hit families means greater freedom to choose.

The spectre of simultaneous famines in four countries poses an unprecedented challenge to the humanitarian community as well as a personal…

Food security and nutrition in Somalia is deteriorating sharply as drought spreads. The World Food Programme (WFP) and other humanitarian…