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World Food Programme needs US$26.3 million in first phase of assisting people who are unsure how they will survive a devastating winter

Six months into Sudan's conflict, WFP's Head of Communications there describes the heartache and loss it has wrought

For many South Sudanese, Sudan was a refuge during their country’s civil war. Now WFP is assisting returnees, as they confront fresh hardship in their homeland

A funding crunch sharply curtails our response to two top hunger crises

‘This is the price innocent people pay for war’ – WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain urges the international community to step up to help the ‘injured and malnourished’

WFP is providing emergency food assistance through cash distributions to refugees, internally displaced people and host communities

World Food Programme assistance should be a mainstay for Congolese refugees flocking to Tanzania. But a budget crunch threatens our response

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

Along with food, we’re delivering clean energy solutions to fight hunger

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

As the conflict enters its second month, the World Food Programme is providing critical food assistance at the border 

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

WFP's David Beasley: "Lives matter. We care. We're there."

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

As poverty and weather extremes drive people from their homes, WFP projects offer an alternative to migration.

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

World Food Programme initiative helps Lebanese and Syrian refugees to earn an income and plant over 1 million trees

World Food Programme support helps farmers to grow their own food

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

As food insecurity continues to prompt many to leave El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua for the United States, a joint study points to solutions