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

Assistance from the World Food Programme brings a degree of security to people such as Adeline - but we need funds to continue our work

WFP's Country Director talks about food's key role in building stability and the search for longer-term solutions

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

WFP gears up as over a million people have crossed into neighbouring countries such as Poland

UN agency calls for US$570 million as it kicks off emergency plan

World Food Programme, FAO and UNICEF issue join forces to sound alarm - as WFP calls for US$1.97 billion to save lives.

Assessment on border with Slovakia shows how the World Food Programme and other agencies can provide support inside the country, says Jean-Martin Bauer

‘It’s a critical moment for anyone who can actually help and donate’

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

The World Food Programme is scaling up rapidly to expand its emergency response

World Food Programme payments take the pressure off 30,000 households - and there are plans to expand

Cash grants from the World Food Programme go a long way for people opening their doors to strangers - amid painful farewells

An eyewitness account from the World Food Programme's Tomson Phiri in Lviv shows how the agency is collaborating to expand its reach as other crisis-hit countries feel the heat

Having survived the bombing of their home in Kharkiv, a couple who made it to safety - and World Food Programme support - with their boys tell their story

Multi-agency study calls for a shift towards better prevention, anticipation, and targeting to address the root causes of food crises

Lifesaving food remains trapped in a year of catastrophic hunger, with needs outpacing resources to help people going hungry across the world

Staff could be on the ground in 72 hours to assist civilians

Just back from Odesa, the World Food Programme’s Head of Emergency Communications Jon Dumont reflects on the consequences of war for the Black Sea port and the countries that depend on its exports.

WFP is using cash transfers in Ukraine and beyond to help relieve the essential needs of people affected by the global food crisis. Meanwhile, harvests from Ukrainian farms such as Andriy’s are failing to be shipped to the destinations where they are needed most.

World Food Programme executive director David Beasley calls for immediate investment and dialogue to release bottlenecked foods

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

Matthew Hollingworth, Emergency Coordinator for the World Food Programme in Ukraine, discusses the impact of the conflict and the challenges moving forward

After almost 15 million people were forced to flee their homes, WFP and partner staff have been providing emergency assistance to some of Ukraine's most vulnerable families.

The World Food Programme urgently needs US$426 million to reach six million food-insecure people over the next six months