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12 September 2023

Cost of cuts: Funding shortfalls threaten to push millions facing hunger to brink of starvation

Afghanistan and DRC are among humanitarian emergencies where the UN World Food Programme is being forced to scale back operations

Conflicts Funding Gender Nutrition Afghanistan Democratic Republic of the Congo

31 August 2023

WFP at a Glance

A regular guide to the facts, figures and frontline work of the World Food Programme

Climate Conflicts Development Nutrition

1 August 2023

‘Breastfeeding is a lifeline’: Women in DRC, South Sudan and Syria talk nutrition

To mark World Breastfeeding Week, three women in three big humanitarian emergencies explain how World Food Programme support is changing their lives... and the lives of their children

Nutrition Democratic Republic of the Congo South Sudan Syrian Arab Republic

6 July 2023

DRC cooks up solutions for child malnutrition

WFP-supported nutrition cooking classes are changing diets and lives in a malnutrition hotspot

Food Security Nutrition Democratic Republic of the Congo

19 June 2023

Rescue of 300 orphans in Sudan offers a rare bright spot as unrest and hunger mount

World Food Programme warns already soaring child hunger and malnutrition is worsening

Conflicts Nutrition Refugees and migration Sudan

20 April 2023

Niger shows how WFP and partners can transform lives in Africa's harsh Sahel

Amid grim new hunger findings, a holistic initiative helps build food security and resilience to inter-connected shocks

Climate Conflicts Food Prices Nutrition Resilience Niger

9 March 2023

How school meals transform futures for children and communities in Cambodia

As the World Food Programme gradually hands over the delivery of school feeding to the Government, Simona Beltrami takes a closer look at a mini-food system powered by women

Nutrition School feeding Cambodia

23 February 2023

Ukraine one year on: WFP Country Director on minefields, looming threats and 1.3 billion meals provided to millions of civilians in need

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

Conflicts Emergencies Smallholder Farmers Refugees and migration Nutrition Ukraine

2 February 2023

Philippines: How farm-to-school meals are bringing children back to class post COVID-19

A new WFP-supported project offers healthy, locally sourced school meals, nurturing education and supporting small farmers in vulnerable communities

School feeding Nutrition Philippines

24 January 2023

Empty stomachs, hard times for Afghanistan's girls

WFP’s school feeding programme has been a lifeline for many young Afghans, especially girls, who face shrinking opportunities growing up

Food Security School feeding Nutrition Gender Afghanistan

12 January 2023

As child malnutrition mounts, UN agencies issue call to action

Crisis sees 30 million acutely malnourished children in 15 worst-hit countries

Climate Nutrition Conflicts Droughts Food Security Yemen South Sudan Ethiopia Chad Burkina Faso

5 January 2023

Peru's pots of goodness: WFP dishes up in remote communities

A project born during the COVID-19 pandemic continues delivering to vulnerable people

Food Waste Food Security Nutrition Peru

28 September 2022

Kenya counts the beans to help avert food waste in school meals

The Eastern African country's programme goes digital with support from WFP

School feeding Nutrition Food Security Kenya

16 September 2022

As emergencies multiply, school meals buffer the fallout

At key education summit, School Meals Coalition calls for billions to support vital safety net

Smallholder Farmers School feeding Partnerships Nutrition Cabo Verde Sri Lanka Ethiopia South Sudan Malawi Ukraine Colombia Bhutan Benin Senegal Honduras Rwanda

26 August 2022

How WFP assists pregnant women amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Vouchers from the World Food Programme enable critical nutrition as inflation soars

Nutrition Sri Lanka

2 August 2022

5 ways breastfeeding helps mothers and babies alike

To mark World Breastfeeding Week we look at why providing nutrition to babies and parents plays such an important role in beating hunger

Nutrition Burundi Niger

25 July 2022

Cambodia: How WFP school meals support boosts children’s health and nutrition

World Food Programme interventions improve food preparation and nutrition for schoolchildren up and down the country

School feeding Nutrition Cambodia

8 July 2022

Horn of Africa drought means hunger and malnutrition for people at a clinic in Kenya

How World Food Programme support is saving and changing lives in the face of a colossal humanitarian challenge

Nutrition Emergencies Droughts Kenya

10 May 2022

Sierra Leone: How cash from the EU boosts access to nutritious food

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

Cash transfers Food Security Nutrition Sierra Leone

31 March 2022

Bhutan: How school meals are nourishing futures

How technical support for the Government from the World Food Programme is changing lives

School feeding Nutrition Bhutan

3 March 2022

Climate: WFP helps pastoralists in Kenya adapt to changing weather

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

Climate Droughts Food Security Resilience Nutrition Kenya

1 March 2022

Rwanda: WFP and The Rockefeller Foundation boost national school meals programme

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

School feeding Nutrition Food Security Rwanda

7 January 2022

Home-grown heroines: The farmers boosting school meals in Sri Lanka

'It gives me so much joy to cook meals using produce from my own garden and feed children who are not my own'

Nutrition Sri Lanka

27 December 2021

Sudan: Nutrition lays the groundwork for peace

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

Conflicts Food Security Nutrition Resilience Sudan

6 December 2021

Rwanda: How training is helping women farmers grow

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

Nutrition Food Security Gender Rwanda