27 August 2020 Coronavirus: WFP helps communities create potentially life-saving equipment while boosting incomes WFP project in Guinea sees activities that protect health and overall food security Development Gender Health emergencies Guinea
9 April 2020 Zimbabwe: ‘Coronavirus will affect women and girls more than anyone’ A mother shares her fears as the country's hunger crisis deepens while looming threat of coronavirus adds extra layer Emergencies Health emergencies Zero Hunger Zimbabwe
11 November 2020 Coronavirus could push migrant workers and their families into hunger, UN agencies warn World Food Programme and UN Migration report says workforce of 164 million people struggling to earn because of pandemic Health emergencies Refugees and migration Zero Hunger
30 March 2020 Coronavirus and the 5 major threats it poses to global food security Virus risks undermining efforts to reverse trend of rising hunger Food Security Health emergencies Zero Hunger
2 June 2020 Yemen: Responding to coronavirus in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis While recorded infections are low, the pandemic is believed to be sweeping across the country undetected. In a country beset by conflict and climate shocks, funding is required fast Conflicts Health emergencies Yemen
22 May 2020 Impossible choices: Bolivia’s coronavirus conundrum WFP helps people not to have to prioritize food over medical treatment Health emergencies Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
30 April 2020 The WFP humanitarian who went from tackling Ebola to coronavirus Despatched to West Africa in 2014, Chiara Camassa draws on a wealth of experience as she helps Haiti respond to the pandemic Health emergencies Haiti
11 June 2020 Tropical cyclone Amanda compounds coronavirus-hit El Salvador’s problems World Food Programme needs US$8m to provide urgent food assistance as country reels from worst storms since 1998 Climate Health emergencies El Salvador
17 April 2020 World leaders call on WFP to lead coronavirus fight in Africa Merkel and Macron join African leaders in urging countries, NGOs and World Bank to join forces to tackle the virus Health emergencies Zero Hunger
9 June 2020 Lagos, Nigeria: Coronavirus is the least of concerns in the ‘Venice of Africa’ Residents of the world's largest floating slum are keeping their hopes up as lockdown sinks their livelihoods Health emergencies Nigeria
7 May 2020 How radio is lending Malawi’s farmers a hand in the fight against coronavirus WFP-backed Farm Radio Trust broadcasts are raising awareness while a call centre offers tailored advice Food Security Health emergencies Smallholder Farmers Malawi
22 April 2020 WFP chief warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ as Global Food Crises Report launched David Beasley tells UN Security Council hundreds of thousands may die without swift intervention — and urgent funding Zero Hunger Health emergencies Campaigns