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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

One in three families struggling to secure food amidst the war

The World Food Programme is helping transport a critical need for farmers in the global food crisis

The World Food Programe is working with governments on the frontlines of the region’s climate crisis as millions struggle to eat

For the UN World Food Programme and other humanitarians, there were rays of hope in Haiti. Today, they are fading fast.

Urgent humanitarian action needed as record numbers face starvation

The World Food Programme's regional chief, Corinne Fleischer, on why peace is the best long-term solution for the country and those around the world dependent on its grain.

Chris Kaye, the World Food Programme’s Country Director for Pakistan, tells Elizabeth Bryant the Government-led relief effort has WFP's full support

The World Food Programme is working with the National Disaster Management Authority and partners to expand food assistance

Maksym and Anastasiia welcome food assistance from the World Food Programme but worry about their children’s prospects as the country reels from ongoing conflict

One year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, WFP still helps communities to rebuild their lives and be better prepared for future disasters