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

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

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

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

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

‘We do not have much food left now but at least we do know that some help will be on the way soon'

"Hold me, Orpheus. Hold me tight." Amid the world's worst humanitarian crisis, echoes of Greek tragedy haunt WFP's Head of Television.

WFP urgently needs US$737 million to continue to deliver food assistance until the end of the year

As needs spiral upwards, WFP calls for urgent financial support and unhindered humanitarian access

Out of more than 12 million people we support there each month, they are the ones the most likely to go hungry

While recorded infections are low, the pandemic is believed to be sweeping across the country undetected. In a country beset by conflict and climate shocks, funding is required fast

The World Food Programme (WFP)'s Yemen Country Director Stephen Anderson reflects on the crisis gripping Yemen. Here is what he saw on his trip to Hodeidah.

As the Yemen Pledging Conference opens in Geneva, the World Food Programme (WFP) is urging large-scale nutrition funding to save lives now and help the country recover when peace comes.

After five years of conflict in Yemen, five people reflect on what this has meant for them and their families. Their stories highlight the human cost of Yemen's war, yet at the same time the country's amazing resilience, dignity and hope.

An interview with WFP's programme policy officer Itaru Furuta

A diary from Yemen

Untangling "lifesaving communications" in the largest hunger crisis gripping the world

Photos of Yemeni children capture how conflict is affecting their everyday lives and jeopardizing their futures

Seven women share their experiences of extreme hardship during Ramadan in war-torn Yemen

Conflict feeds hunger. Three years of devastating conflict in Yemen have left the country crippled by hunger, poverty and disease.

An insight into how families are trying to find a sense of normality in Djibouti

World Food Programme (WFP) ready to assist half of Yemen's population as hunger numbers are expected to spiral

Life of an aid worker on Yemen's front line

The statement, delivered on 17 June, highlighted the difficulties WFP is facing in providing humanitarian assistance in the war-torn country