Stories

How a World Food Programme project backing budding entrepreneurs affected by years of war is enabling women to score goals against the odds

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

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

The World Food Programme stands shoulder-to-shoulder with farmers as extreme weather continues to drive food insecurity in the MENA region

WFP's Country Director talks about food's key role in building stability and the search for longer-term solutions

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

WFP and FAO among agencies warning 828 million people are hungry as war in Ukraine sends food, fuel and fertilizers prices rocketing

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

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

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

‘It’s a critical moment for anyone who can actually help and donate’

World Food Programme, FAO and UNICEF issue join forces to sound alarm - as WFP calls for US$1.97 billion to save lives.

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

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

One boy's plight shows World Food Programme assistance can make a difference - the organization needs US$1.97 billion to sustain its work in Yemen in 2022

Marking the anniversary of the World Food Programme being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, the Central Sahel and Sudan share their thoughts

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

As global powers meet in Glasgow, the World Food Programme joins humanitarian organizations daring to hope for decisions that will save millions from hunger

Throughout this year, the World Food Programme (WFP) has increased assistance to all famine risk areas in Yemen, but as the economy keeps deteriorating, families are struggling to survive even with food assistance

‘People affected by the climate crisis do not have the luxury to wait until the world’s changed course on greenhouse gas emissions’

The World Food Programme appeals for vital funding and decisive political action to break the corrosive cycle of conflict and hunger