Being a parent is a tough job at best. Being a parent who cannot afford to feed her or his children is heartbreaking.
Fadl and Aisha are two Yemeni parents who live through this every day. They struggle to provide the bare necessities for their brood of five children.
In the Lake Chad region, climate change and conflict exacerbate each other. On one hand, indiscriminate and continuous violence prevents people from adapting to new climate conditions.
MALISH JAMES — Bidibidi, Uganda
"I miss working, I miss our fertile land, I miss my young brother and my sister. I haven't seen them since the day I left."
My escape
I became a refugee on the 6th of August 2016.
I was in Juba when the second wave of fighting between the governmental and opposition forces broke up. During those days of war, life was so hard.
This article is part of a series to mark the World Food Programme (WFP) receiving the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in Rome on 10 December. Click here to watch 'The People's Prize' event on Facebook
When you sit down to talk with a Syrian family, it's hard not to mention food.
“Just yesterday, a new case of the disease was confirmed in Goma, with the patient later dying – the second case to be confirmed this month in the city of around 1 million people.
The donation was formalised at a ceremony held at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Colombo, at which the Exchange of Notes were signed by Kitamura Toshihiro, Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Japan to Sri Lanka and Andrea Berardo, WFP Deputy Country Director of Sri Lanka. The event was presided over by N.H.M. Chitrananda, Secretary of the Ministry of Education, L.M.W.
1. The Sahel is an arid belt of land below the Sahara Desert that stretches across Africa, from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east. It is prone to drought and food and nutrition crises that are linked to climatic shocks and underdevelopment. During a major drought, humanitarian needs flare up.
By David Fernández and Simona Beltrami
Gerson Alexander Vásquez stands cradling his newborn daughter in his arms, trying to soothe her as she cries incessantly. The room around him is strewn with mattresses and blankets.
Every year, WFP provides school meals and snacks to millions of children across the world. In 2018, children from 20 of the countries WFP operates in participated in WFP's annual Children's Design Competition.
To mark World Humanitarian Day on Monday 19 August, which this year focuses on #WomenHumanitarians, I meet one woman whose career led her back to her roots and to a discovery that only fuelled her desire to help others.Maria Altagracia Fulcar treasures many memories from her childhood in the Dominican Republic, despite it being spent in poverty.She remembers a farmer named Papalá, who would come a