In Haiti, the World Food Programme has a 300-strong team of humanitarians working with local partners to deliver humanitarian food assistance in hard-to-reach areas affected by conflict, and extreme weather events linked to climate change.
With 4.9 million people acutely food-insecure in the country, it’s a formidable task that we complement with resilience-building initiatives such a
The principal of Severynivka’s primary school sent the children and teachers home in April. They are yet to return. Gone are the familiar sounds of children chattering or echoing school bells along the pristine corridors.
On the eve of the 10-year mark of the Syria crisis in March, data from the World Food Programme (WFP) revealed that already high levels of food insecurity had dramatically increased.
"I'm a beneficiary who survived a war. It makes me more resilient in my job." He looks me directly in the eye.
In Baghdad, Nenad lived opposite, the neighbour with whom I shared home-baked bread (me) and fresh lemonade (he makes the best).
Desertification – both a consequence and a major contributor to climate change – is one of the most insidious and overlooked threats to food security, nutrition, and sustainable food systems.
Small, densely populated and lying at the heart of a region beset by conflict and political instability, Lebanon is experiencing a profound socioeconomic crisis on top of the protracted Syrian refugee crisis.
The world and the Asia and Pacific region continue to work towards ending all forms of malnutrition and achieving Zero Hunger, as stipulated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 and the World Health Assembly (WHA) Targets 2025.
It's early morning and the office is still quiet. My three screens are glaring, one with attribute tables, one with the visuals and one to help me track the requests coming in.
It won't be long before the phone starts ringing off the hook. Many of those calls will be partners asking for maps.
The mission of the UN World Food Programme is to end global hunger by providing frontline assistance in emergencies and working with partners to address the underlying causes of hunger. WFP is working towards a world with Zero Hunger by 2030, as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals.