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4 August 2021

Beirut blast one year on: WFP at hand as people rebuild their lives

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

Cash transfers Emergencies

Lebanon

3 August 2021

How social safety nets empower families and aid enterprise on the Colombia-Venezuela border

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

Cash transfers Refugees and migration

Colombia

18 June 2021

Zambia: Cash grants power hopes for refugees from DR Congo

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

Refugees and migration Cash transfers Nutrition

Zambia Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Egypt: How families in a remote village built a community school

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

School feeding Cash transfers

Egypt

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

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

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

26 March 2021

Zimbabwe: Mushroom-growing means independence for women farmers

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

Cash transfers Gender Resilience

Zimbabwe

8 March 2021

Women in El Salvador: ‘Failed crops? We'll make hammocks’

When climate change dried up their livelihoods — literally — a group of women backed by the World Food Programme turned a traditional craft into a business

Cash transfers Gender

El Salvador

22 February 2021

Honduras: Parents skip meals so their children can eat

Marlene’s family get by with food assistance from the World Food Programme but need so much more

Cash transfers Refugees and migration Zero Hunger

Honduras

17 February 2021

John’s story: WFP and EU support restores hope after devastating injury

The World Food Programme delivers critical cash assistance to urban residents in the face of challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic

Cash transfers

Zambia

31 December 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo: WFP beats the odds with cash assistance

The World Food Programme is responding as conflict and diseases push more people into hunger

Cash transfers Zero Hunger

Democratic Republic of the Congo

9 July 2020

Haiti and coronavirus: It’s not just the food, it’s feeling safe

There are countless ways to spend US$75 from the World Food Programme in the village of Grande Rivière — all have the power of helping people feel secure during the pandemic

Cash transfers Health emergencies

Haiti