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New findings paint an alarming picture of how conflict helps drive hunger in Africa's second-largest country

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

In Myanmar and Bangladesh, WFP urgently needs US$116 million to support the most vulnerable

Deliveries aim to reach hundreds of thousands of hungry people, but humanitarian access is challenging

In neighbouring countries, WFP is reaching new arrivals with food assistance, but upcoming rains and shrinking funds threaten the response

WFP and other humanitarian agencies struggle to assist an influx of refugees reeling from conflict, climate and high prices

WFP and other humanitarians fear a perfect storm, as refugee influx from Sudan’s unrest is compounded by upcoming rains, lean season and a funding crunch

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

A WFP dyke rehabilitation project is allowing families to return home, restart livelihoods and build resilience against the climate crisis

Four women, including one WFP staffer, recount how their families survived the disaster - and what keeps them going

Two WFP responders find helping other survivors is key to coping with the trauma of the most devastating earthquakes to hit the countries in decades

WFP looks back on a year of turmoil — and how our work helped to ease the fallout

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

Papal visit comes as WFP and other humanitarian actors face growing demands and shrinking funds to reach millions facing severe food insecurity.

One in three families struggling to secure food amidst the war

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

The country faces famine without renewed and robust humanitarian assistance

The World Food Programe is working with governments on the frontlines of the region’s climate crisis as millions struggle to eat

World Food Programme’s unprecedented scaleup requires funds to continue into 2023

An accommodation centre offers comfort cooking and compassion to those uprooted by the war

In the world's youngest country, WFP is empowering communities by constructing roads to improve food security and develop rural economies

"What was a wave of hunger is now a tsunami of hunger" — WFP chief David Beasley

Amid one of the world's biggest hunger emergencies, WFP cash feeds desperate families, spurs enterprise and builds long-term resilience

WFP supports flood-hit communities and works with governments to build longer-term resilience

In the city of Sloviansk, residents count on WFP assistance and neighbourly bonds to cushion what may be the toughest winter of their lives.