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  This story is part of a series to mark the World Food Programme (WFP) receiving the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in Rome on 10 December.

Starting a family in a refugee camp wasn't part of the plan for Uwimana and his wife Ndagijimana, but with the outbreak of violence in Burundi in 2015, the couple was forced to flee their home and seek refuge in Tanzania, along with 250,000 other Burundians. Tanzania, a traditional host of refugees in the region, reopened two camps, Mtendeli and Nduta to accommodate the influx of refugees f

Sawiid was working for a humanitarian agency when his family called him three years ago — his house and village in Myanmar were burned down. When he got back to his home, his brothers and their families had already left for Bangladesh. "Originally, I wasn't brave enough to move because I have four children. Two are very young. I knew the distance, while most people didn't.

The World Food Programme (WFP) plays a crucial role in strengthening the resilience of Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), which are among the most hazard-prone regions globally.

Annual Country Reports (ACR) are a key accountability document produced by country offices on a yearly basis which inform donors how their funds were used during the reporting year. Their purpose is to tell WFP’s performance story in an accurate, transparent and evidence-based manner by assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of our operations in our pursuit towards zero hunger.

24 May marks the second anniversary of the UN Security Council adopting unanimously Resolution 2417, acknowledging the link between conflict and hunger and condemning the use of starvation as a weapon of war.

When a conflict erupts or a natural disaster strikes, the World Food Programme (WFP) is on the front line, providing food and nutrition assistance. Six aid workers reveal their biggest challenges and toughest takeaways on responding to complex humanitarian crises — in five questions. An emergency hits. A team comes together.

WFP currently supports 15,000 families (105,000 people) who benefit from the Ministry of Social Affair’s (MoSA)  National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) and will increase its scope to reach an additional 35,000 families by the end of 2020.

Reflecting on a record year for emergencies Flexible funding has never been more essential to the work of the World Food Programme. In 2019 the agency dealt with a record number of emergencies — 8 at the highest level of 3, and 12 at Level 2 — fuelled chiefly by conflict and climate change. Conflicts in Yemen and Syria raged on, with millions displaced and facing chronic food insecuri