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Six years of conflict have taken a devastating toll on millions of people, and now famine is a stark reality without urgently needed funding.

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

A decade on from the start of the conflict, the World Food Programme continues to support Syrian refugees and their children

As Syria marks the grim anniversary of ten years of fighting, the World Food Programme's Rania Sarraj reveals how she turned to humanitarian work after witnessing its devastating impact on her hometown

While Abo Hashim and Noor would never have dreamed they'd need World Food Programme support to raise their children, they are among the fortunate people in a country ravaged by a decade of conflict

As the country marks the grim anniversary, the World Food Programme's Hussam Al Saleh shares his story, the moments that affected him and his worries for the future of his homeland

One year after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, the World Food Programme is working around the clock to respond in a country where more than 6 million people are on the brink

The World Food Programme is working with partners to provide critical support to thousands adjusting to a tough new reality

World Food Programme calls for more than US$130m to reach displaced people and host communities on the brink

With four countries on the brink of catastrophe, Margot van der Velden urges the world to step up

What a year it's been—below, a selection of our favourite stories to usher in 2021

As conflict continues in Syria, the European Union and the World Food Programme are stepping in to help displaced families such as Um Ali's

As a child, she received emergency nutritional support from the World Food Programme where she is now a monitor helping Burundian refugees

Stalled peace and instability are creating a bleak future for the newest country in the world

As the World Food Programme receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, WFP veteran and Country Director in Chad, Claude Jibidar reflects on the link between conflict and hunger, food and peace

Watch live event to mark WFP's acceptance of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

UN agency in call for funds—and peace—to avert a deepening humanitarian crisis

For generations, people have suffered conflict and violence—now, projects teaching former combatants and victims how to produce food are showing the way

World Food Programme at hand as people worry about their next meal and conflict continues

World Food Programme staff in a country with a history of conflict reflect on their roles on the front lines

World Food Programme humanitarian in Libya reveals how conflict changed his country — and that the path to peace comes through working together.

World Food Programme calls for funds as fighting prompts an exodus straining a country ravaged by two cyclones

World Food Programme resilience projects are empowering people affected by conflict and climate change in Africa

Mapping technology helps World Food Programme staff traversing mountainous terrain identify safe routes to reach vulnerable people

Award spotlights conflict, climate change and coronavirus as drivers of a deepening global hunger crisis