Stories

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

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.

Funds assist 12,000 people at a time when a healthy meal is out of reach for many.

Funds are urgently needed to help families inside the country and across the Middle East

World Food Programme support is a lifeline as shoppers curb spending and traders suffer

Business skills training from the World Food Programme empowered one woman to become a self-reliant community leader

Drought is forcing livestock farmers to abandon traditional ways of life and find other ways to survive

WFP and The Rockefeller Foundation work to bring fortified wholegrain maize meal to support 41,000 children in 49 schools

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

The World Food Programme is securing access to food so that people don't resort to damaging coping tools such as skipping meals

Training in poultry farming from the World Food Programme is improving nutrition one egg at a time

On Better Food. Better World, Elizabeth Nyamayaro and guests explore the many challenges to our food systems and urge people to make a difference by listening to their stories.

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

A rural women's initiative, backed by the World Food Programme in partnership with its UN sister agencies IFAD, FAO and UN Women is empowering smallholder farmers

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

Large mineral deposits are a historical source of tension between farming communities and miners, especially in the rural south. But a group of women have become ambassadors for peace.

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

Author and broadcaster Elizabeth Nyamayaro is a special adviser to the World Food Programme and the host of its ‘Better Food, Better World’ podcast – below she issues a stark warning about what’s at stake if we don’t tackle inaction over climate change 

How ancestral wisdom and humanitarian assistance complement a community's challenge of beating hunger

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

How a simple hermetic item is reducing food losses and protecting the livelihoods of small farming communities in Mozambique

The World Food Programme lives and breathes food systems across its work in Eastern Africa

Reducing our own waste can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also helping to fight hunger

How farmers, schools and digital innovations come together with WFP and the Government to strengthen food systems

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