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The experience of one village shows how the World Food Programme can change lives in a year of unprecedented hunger, one community at a time

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 retail-in-a-box initiative boosts local economy

How a situation of desperation became one of opportunity for one young woman

Small payments from the World Food Programme are, for some, a doorway into business

An alternative look into the lives and backgrounds of the staff who help drive WFP’s work

World Food Programme assistance enables families like Ikhlas’s to survive - but much more needs to be done

Through cash-based transfers, the World Food Programme is helping Syrian students like Issa to stay in school and boost the nutrition of their families

‘Gender-based violence must be a key priority in all humanitarian response plans’

'I started to get my children eggs, yoghurt and vegetables - things that are not available in the food parcel'

Thanks to a recently introduced law on funding for people with disabilities, the World Food Programme is working with Wajir County authorities to support people like 8-year-old Ikran

With the generous support from the European Union in response to the Syrian Crisis, WFP is providing cash assistance for Syrian refugees as well as vulnerable Lebanese citizens, both to support food security and social cohesion

Cash assistance is a lifeline for communities grappling with extreme weather

As more Syrians than ever before wondered how they would make it through each day with empty refrigerators, shrinking portions and markets full of produce they could no longer afford, the World Food Programme reached 5.7 million people with food assistance

Through initiatives such as cash grants and training in agricultural skills, the World Food Programme and European Union seek to change lives

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

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

World Food Programme and partners lend support to 72,000 people hit by economic fallout of coronavirus

The World Food Programme marks international refugee day with a visit to the Mantapala refugee settlement in Zambia

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

Lessons on securing education for girls and boys alike from a World Food Programme-backed initiative

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

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

In a country beset by crises and food insecurity, the World Food Programme and its partners are empowering people with farming and business skills