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Securing supply corridors and a pause in hostilities to enable safe humanitarian access are critical to save lives as conflict shows no sign of letting up

World Food Programme and other UN and humanitarian agencies working closely to bring relief to people in the greatest need

Three weeks of near-constant bombardment in Gaza have left its entire population in desperate and catastrophic conditions. The World Food Programme (WFP) is striving to reach over 1 million people for whom water and food are running out. Here, one WFP employee (who prefers not to be identified) describes the horror, the personal grief of losing at least seven family members as well as some friends, her dreams for a better future, and why her work must go on in the face of it all.

WFP-FAO report highlights 22 countries or territories needing urgent attention as funding shortfall hampers support 

More supplies ready at border after food and cash delivered to over half a million

WFP urgently needs US$18.8 million so Afghanistan’s earthquake survivors can eat and rebuild from the country’s latest disaster, and US$400 million to help the most vulnerable survive harsh weather

Six months into Sudan's conflict, WFP's Head of Communications there describes the heartache and loss it has wrought

Humanitarian access and funding critical to continuing support to thousands of families

Teams at hand providing immediate emergency assistance

For many South Sudanese, Sudan was a refuge during their country’s civil war. Now WFP is assisting returnees, as they confront fresh hardship in their homeland

WFP delivers assistance to hundreds of families in Benghazi as it prepares to reach 5,000 families

Parties to a conflict that's killed more than 1,100 civilians and 19 aid workers – including three World Food Programme staff – must honour agreements to protect humanitarian personnel and resources

‘This is the price innocent people pay for war’ – WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain urges the international community to step up to help the ‘injured and malnourished’

Escalating violence and displacement are tipping the Democratic Republic of the Congo into freefall – the World Food Programme is calling for funds to respond

World Food Programme calls for US$180 million to avoid a devastating reduction in assistance

Amid soaring funding needs and displacement, the World Food Programme aims to reach millions of people affected by the conflict with ready-to-eat meals, nutritional support and cash

After three years of drought, more than 23 million people across parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia face severe hunger - the World Food Programme requires US$810 million to respond

Deliveries aim to reach hundreds of thousands of hungry people, but humanitarian access is challenging

In neighbouring countries, WFP is reaching new arrivals with food assistance, but upcoming rains and shrinking funds threaten the response

Four women, including one WFP staffer, recount how their families survived the disaster - and what keeps them going

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

WFP's David Beasley: "Lives matter. We care. We're there."

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

LONG READ FEATURE: WFP’s Matthew Hollingworth looks back on 12 months of humanitarian operations in Ukraine and shares key concerns, achievements – and an urgent pitch to global leaders

Country’s worst drought in decades has left 4.4 million people acutely food insecure, with 1.2 million facing emergency hunger levels