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

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

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

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

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

World Food Programme calls for action as UN study estimates 22.8 million could face acute hunger during winter months, with 8.7 million people at emergency levels

In the regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara, 7 million face a hunger crisis while thousands have been displaced by conflict

With over 1.3 million people eating less than one meal per day, hunger is on the rise in Haiti. WFP provides vital cash assistance to the most vulnerable, boosting local economies and empowering communities

WFP racing against clock to provide most vulnerable with life-saving food - but funding is short

WFP response addresses immediate needs while also looking to longer-term development

Lebanese families struggle to access basic needs – including food – as the economic meltdown, paired with hyperinflation and shortages of fuel, electricity and medicines, pushes a growing number of people to the brink and beyond.

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

World Food Programme calls for urgent funding to avert 'total catastrophe' as humanitarian flights to Kabul resume

Head of WFP's office in Herat describes the days the city fell and why he decided to stay

WFP assists families who lost everything in the disaster

Agency needs US$200 million to continue providing life-saving assistance

WFP at hand in areas affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck the country on 14 August

WFP’s Pacific Humanitarian Air Service comes to the fore at critical time

As the country stands on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, Afghans need us more than ever

WFP field monitor recalls attack that left up to 50,000 people fleeing their homes and in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

Agency needs US$200 million to continue operations to end of the year

The World Food Programme-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service takes critical assistance to vulnerable people

People tell of slow road to recovery as economic crisis compounds challenges since huge explosion tore through city