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From drought to floods: climate extremes drive Somalia hunger crisis

News release | 14 November 2023

From drought to floods: climate extremes drive Somalia hunger crisis

The end of over two years of drought that pushed the country to the brink of famine has brought little relief for families. Floods – by some estimates the worst in decades – have driven close to half a million people from their homes and crippled families’ attempts to rebuild their drought-ravaged livelihoods. “The most vulnerable people in Somalia have been hit once again by climate change.
Food Assistance for Assets

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Food Assistance for Assets

Addressing immediate food needs while promoting the building or boosting of assets to improve long-term food security and resilience

News release | 07 March 2024

Investing in women and girls makes economic sense and accelerates progress for millions of people

Closing gender gaps in farm productivity and wages within agrifood systems could boost the global domestic product by 1 percent, representing nearly US$1 trillion, and decrease global food insecurity levels, leading to 45 million more people being food-secure, according to the 2023 FAO status of women in agrifood systems report. "Investing in women means investing in sustainable development.
Supply chain for cash transfers

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Supply chain for cash transfers

Supply chain assessment to define type of assistance, emergency cash, retail engagement strategy and contracting of money transfer providers

Advocacy for Zero Hunger

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Advocacy for Zero Hunger

The urgent and lasting solutions needed to achieve SDG 2 require change across multiple levels, with the World Food Programme working every day to raise awareness and encourage positive action.

New WFP Video from Honduras Shows Climate, COVID and Skyrocketing Hunger Driving Migration from Central America (For the Media) 4'50"

Video | 22 April 2021

New WFP Video from Honduras Shows Climate, COVID and Skyrocketing Hunger Driving Migration from Central America (For the Media)

The number of hungry people in Central America has nearly quadrupled over two years. Devastating hurricanes compounded economic shocks caused by COVID-19 leaving millions without an income and many planning to migrate. Agricultural and coastal communities in the Dry Corridor have borne the brunt of a years-long climate emergency that was exacerbated by hurricanes Eta and Iota last year.

News release | 26 June 2024

UN Rome-based Agencies and COP Presidencies mobilise for climate action and finance in fragile contexts ahead of COP29

Rome—The UN World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the COP28 and COP29 presidencies have today called for an urgent scaling up of climate action and financing for adapted and resilient agrifood systems in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The call was made during a high-level Rome meeting in

News release | 19 February 2024

From beans to bright futures: Japan's boost for coffee and nutrition in Lao PDR

Funded by the Government of Japan with a generous contribution of approximately USD 1 million, the Cocreation of Food Security for Farmers with Economic Empowerment with Japan (COFFEE-JAPAN) project  will be undertaken in collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, WFP, Saka no Tochu, a Japanese private company active in Laos, and Saffron Coffee, a Lao fair-trade coffee co
Sudan hunger crisis: WFP calls for funds and humanitarian access to avert famine

Story | 27 June 2024

Sudan hunger crisis: WFP calls for funds and humanitarian access to avert famine

Breaking: WFP Sudan latest In the eastern city of Port Sudan, where tens of thousands of war-displaced seek shelter, frail infants with stick-thin arms chalk up dangerously high malnutrition levels. Hungry people pack schools and other makeshift housing centres, clinging to scant belongings from their old lives.

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