Stories

David Beasley calls for immediate investment and dialogue to release bottlenecked foods

Having survived the bombing of their home in Kharkiv, a couple who made it to safety - and World Food Programme support - with their boys tell their story

Just back from Odesa, the World Food Programme’s Head of Emergency Communications Jon Dumont reflects on the consequences of war for the Black Sea port and the countries that depend on its exports.

Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme country director for Afghanistan, explains why donors - whose help averted famine over the winter - must continue their support

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

Spotting disasters before they hit enables communities to be less dependent on World Food Programme emergency assistance - and self-sufficient over the long term

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

World Food Programme assistance enables families like Ikhlas’s to survive - but much more needs to be done

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

WFP gears up as over a million people have crossed into neighbouring countries such as Poland

Millions face severe food insecurity as unprecedented water levels swallow up swathes of land

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

The World Food Programme needs urgent funding to boost operations as 8.7 million people face famine

Blaze destroys 500 shelters and displaces more than 2,000 refugees

Eyewitness account of a country in free fall shows why the World Food Programme must scale up

A look at the phases ranging from having sufficient food right through to the most extreme form of hunger

The world must step up in 2022 to stop millions sliding into famine as conflict shows no sign of let-up

After the earthquake which devastated the country in August, a longstanding problem persists

WFP needs to reach 23 million people with food assistance as conflict, poverty and an economic crisis put lives at risk

As hunger levels rise in South Sudan, WFP ensures that everyone has the right to assistance

Experience in emergencies informs World Food Programme humanitarians’ ability to bounce back

As the south-central Kasai region emerges from a devastating conflict, a World Food Programme project offers hope for broader change in one of DRC’s most food-insecure areas

WFP needs cash injection to stave off starvation in 43 countries