Stories

Agency needs US$200 million to continue operations to end of the year

As the country stands on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, Afghans need us more than ever

State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 points to rising hunger worldwide

WFP races to pre-position food, supporting especially women and girls

Increased costs set to affect World Food Programme operations and impact the most vulnerable well beyond Ukraine’s borders

Conditions such as wasting in children up as poverty caused by coronavirus restrictions hits mothers' access to nutritious food

Life-saving work would be impossible without generosity of Swedish government

Head of WFP's office in Herat describes the days the city fell and why he decided to stay

World Food Programme calls for urgent funding to avert 'total catastrophe' as humanitarian flights to Kabul resume

The World Food Programme needs urgent funding to boost operations as 8.7 million people face famine

How a variety of World Food Programme initiatives are changing people's lives

European Union support helps WFP reach families in need

WFP’s school feeding programme has been a lifeline for many young Afghans, especially girls, who face shrinking opportunities growing up

WFP racing against clock to provide most vulnerable with life-saving food - but funding is short

‘Having an impact on people’s lives is a feeling that moves you from the gut’

World Food Programme calls for action as UN study estimates 22.8 million could face acute hunger during winter months, with 8.7 million people at emergency levels

WFP needs to reach 23 million people with food assistance as conflict, poverty and an economic crisis put lives at risk

Eyewitness account of a country in free fall shows why the World Food Programme must scale up

Four years after the Security Council passed the landmark resolution 2417, World Food Programme Head of Emergencies Margot van der Velden explains why in a year of unprecedented hunger marking the anniversary is so important

Latest Hunger Hotspots report from the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization confirms the agencies' worst fears

Almost half the country’s population – 20 million people – do not have enough to eat

In the remote province of Ghor, WFP food assistance provides a lifeline to vulnerable families

Eighteen vehicles dispatched to deliver humanitarian assistance amid devastation in the east of the country

Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme country director for Afghanistan, explains why donors - whose help averted famine over the winter - must continue their support

Annual UN meetings backdropped by unprecedented hunger crisis