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18 June 2021

Garden to plate: How school feeding empowers children in Rwanda

How the World Food Programme buoys schools to boost health and literacy in rural areas

Food Security Nutrition School feeding

Rwanda

9 June 2021

Climate smarts: ‘How growing food for my family turned into a business’

World Food Programme training is empowering farmers in Zambia to increase their yields of crops that can withstand shocks

Smallholder Farmers Nutrition Food Security Climate

Zambia

7 June 2021

The food safety ‘gatekeeper’ who missed meals as a child in Kenya

In a Q&A to mark food safety day, Caroline Mwendwa reveals experiences of shortages that inform her work as a WFP food technologist

Nutrition Food Security Smallholder Farmers Sustainability

Kenya

4 June 2021

Climate change wreaks havoc on livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Somali region

World Environment Day special: World Food Programme calls for funds as people suffering droughts and floods face a struggle to survive

Climate Food Security Droughts Floods

Ethiopia

19 May 2021

World bee day: The honey collective abuzz with plans in Kenya

A livelihoods project backed by the World Food Programme empowers people to bee independent

Climate Development Food Security Nutrition Resilience

Kenya

17 May 2021

A chatbot named Mila: Answering the call for people in Libya

Software part of wider drive to improve efficiency in humanitarian assistance through Artificial Intelligence

Food Security Innovation and technology Partnerships

Libya

13 May 2021

Kenya: Cash grants provide critical relief for families in the grip of hunger

The World Food Programme and partners to reach 95,000 families in Nairobi and Mombasa’s informal urban settlements

Cash transfers Food Security Health emergencies Nutrition Protection

Kenya

12 May 2021

Madagascar: ‘Children do not run or play — in their eyes is deep sorrow'

World Food Programme partnerships officer Krystyna Kovalenko offers a glimpse of the south of the country, where thousands of people are starving

Climate Development Disaster risk reduction Droughts Emergencies Food Security Funding Natural disasters Nutrition Zero Hunger Resilience

6 May 2021

Acute hunger at five-year high, study warns, as famine looms for millions

Global Report on Food Crises confirms World Food Programme and humanitarian community's worst fears over critical nutrition

Zero Hunger Food Security Conflicts Climate Campaigns

Yemen Burkina Faso South Sudan

30 April 2021

How school meals are empowering girls in South Sudan

How World Food Programme school feeding is enabling aspirations by motivating families to keep their daughters in school

Development Food Security Gender Nutrition School feeding Zero Hunger

South Sudan

27 April 2021

‘The toughest Ramadan’: Soaring prices deny Syrians basic foods

A World Food Programme field monitor testifies to people's ongoing suffering after ten years of conflict

Food Prices Food Security Zero Hunger

Syrian Arab Republic

21 April 2021

Honduras: Climate change, coronavirus and caravans

How the World Food Programme is helping to break the cycle of hunger and migration in Central America's Dry Corridor

Refugees and migration Zero Hunger Food Security

Honduras

20 April 2021

Tired of conflict: Displaced people in Darfur yearn for peace — and home

Conflicts Emergencies Food Security Refugees and migration

Sudan

14 April 2021

Haiti: Coronavirus, high food prices and how beans became a luxury

World Food Programme support is a lifeline for families on the brink as the pandemic hammers the economy

Cash transfers Food Security

Haiti

7 April 2021

World Health Day: ‘People in Burundi know they are hungry but not that they suffer malnutrition’

As the World Food Programme warns of famine, spotlight on one country where efforts are being made to push back

Nutrition Food Security Funding Zero Hunger

Burundi

6 April 2021

Mozambique: ‘The worst part was hearing the gunshots and screams and wondering, will we be next?’

World Food Programme readies emergency assistance for more than 50,000 people fleeing attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado

Conflicts Emergencies Food Security Logistics and delivery networks Refugees and migration

Mozambique

6 April 2021

DRC refugees in Uganda sow community ties amid urgent funding shortfall

A World Food Programme-backed farming project empowers new arrivals and Ugandan nationals with income-generating tools, as lack of money puts millions at risk in the region

Food Security Funding Gender Refugees and migration Smallholder Farmers

South Sudan Uganda

31 March 2021

WFP supports Rohingya refugees after blaze destroys homes

World Food Programme works with Government and NGOs to deliver critical food assistance as fire leaves 45,000 people displaced

Cash transfers Emergencies Food Security

Bangladesh

31 March 2021

Mozambique: WFP responds as attack on Palma displaces thousands

World Food Programme readies emergency assistance for more than 50,000 people affected by the attacks

Emergencies Food Security

Mozambique

26 March 2021

‘Conflict of sounds and smells’: A blind couple in Syria look to a better future

World Food Programme support empowers Aleppo residents Abdallah and Rania to expect good times with their baby boy

Cash transfers Food Security

Syrian Arab Republic

23 March 2021

Cyclone Idai anniversary: ‘My great satisfaction is watching families rising up again’

How a World Food Programme humanitarian is helping communities recover two years after their lives were turned upside down by the climate shock

Climate Disaster risk reduction Emergencies Floods Food Security

Mozambique

19 March 2021

Cameroon: Women’s cooperatives create ‘family’ bonds amid crisis

How a resilience-building initiative backed by the World Food Programme and Korea is empowering communities recovering from displacement — and enabling new friendships

Food Security Refugees and migration Resilience Smallholder Farmers

Cameroon

8 March 2021

Syria: UN agencies restore water and harvests to a community on the brink

World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations restore H20 to long-suffering residents of Deir Ezzor

Food Security

Syrian Arab Republic

8 March 2021

Lean on me: The farmer in Kenya empowering vulnerable women

World Food Programme-backed livelihoods programme enables Habiba to reach out to people struggling in her community

Food Security Gender Nutrition

Kenya

13 January 2021

World Food Programme warns of worsening famine in Yemen

Lack of funds and obstacles on the ground lead to increasing hunger for millions of Yemenis

Emergencies Food Security

Yemen

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Garden to plate: How school feeding empowers children in Rwanda

Climate smarts: ‘How growing food for my family turned into a business’

The food safety ‘gatekeeper’ who missed meals as a child in Kenya

Climate change wreaks havoc on livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Somali region

World bee day: The honey collective abuzz with plans in Kenya

A chatbot named Mila: Answering the call for people in Libya

Kenya: Cash grants provide critical relief for families in the grip of hunger

Madagascar: ‘Children do not run or play — in their eyes is deep sorrow'

Acute hunger at five-year high, study warns, as famine looms for millions

How school meals are empowering girls in South Sudan

‘The toughest Ramadan’: Soaring prices deny Syrians basic foods

Honduras: Climate change, coronavirus and caravans

Tired of conflict: Displaced people in Darfur yearn for peace — and home

Haiti: Coronavirus, high food prices and how beans became a luxury

World Health Day: ‘People in Burundi know they are hungry but not that they suffer malnutrition’

Mozambique: ‘The worst part was hearing the gunshots and screams and wondering, will we be next?’

DRC refugees in Uganda sow community ties amid urgent funding shortfall

WFP supports Rohingya refugees after blaze destroys homes

Mozambique: WFP responds as attack on Palma displaces thousands

‘Conflict of sounds and smells’: A blind couple in Syria look to a better future

Cyclone Idai anniversary: ‘My great satisfaction is watching families rising up again’

Cameroon: Women’s cooperatives create ‘family’ bonds amid crisis

Syria: UN agencies restore water and harvests to a community on the brink

Lean on me: The farmer in Kenya empowering vulnerable women

World Food Programme warns of worsening famine in Yemen