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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

Global Report on Food Crises confirms World Food Programme and humanitarian community's worst fears over critical nutrition

Dispelling myths around the starvation and disease that could kill 44 million people

Six years of conflict have taken a devastating toll on millions of people, and now famine is a stark reality without urgently needed funding.

High-level donor conference convened by UN hears millions are at risk of starvation without immediate intervention

As the World Food Programme launches a major new report, the organization's school feeding director Carmen Burbano discusses the impact of 39 billion missed meals

Lack of funds and obstacles on the ground lead to increasing hunger for millions of Yemenis

With four countries on the brink of catastrophe, Margot van der Velden urges the world to step up

What a year it's been—below, a selection of our favourite stories to usher in 2021

A look back at the year in which WFP stepped up to unprecedented challenges and fed 100 million people in 88 countries

Elaf and Amina are survivors of an ongoing conflict — their displaced families are supported by the World Food Programme. Below, they offer a touching glimpse of their worlds.