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The world in which the World Food Programme (WFP) operates today is characterized by a rise in hunger happening faster than at any previous time in the 21st century.

Ethiopia has made important development gains over the past two decades, reducing poverty and expanding investments in basic social services. However, food insecurity and malnutrition are still a major concern across the country. 

Seven earthquakes with magnitudes reaching 6.3 and multiple aftershocks have struck Herat Province in Western Afghanistan within eight days. Dozens of villages are affected, many of them entirely flattened with at least 1,400 people killed and more than 1,800 injured, according to official figures. The majority of victims are women and children.

The latest commitment comes as 309 million people face acute hunger driven by conflicts, economic disruptions, and the climate crisis.At the G7 meeting on Development this week, members reaffirmed their commitment to the G7 Apulia Food Systems Initiative (AFSI), to improve food security and nutrition and recognised the need for innovative solutions to increase public and private funding for food s

Extreme weather and climate events heighten humanitarian needs in Madagascar and around the world warns World Food Programme just days ahead of report launch by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

With much of the world’s commercial transport systems, particularly airlines, grounded by COVID-19, WFP - the world’s largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger and a global leader in logistics – has stepped in to move passengers and huge volumes of health and other supplies needed in the fight against the global pandemic.

Millions of people in Central America urgently need food assistance in the wake of Hurricane Eta, one of the worst storms in decades, as fears grow of another storm brewing in the coming days.

The LoU aims to bolster the capacity to respond to emergencies and effectively foster investment in agricultural entrepreneurship.

The situation in northern Gaza is deteriorating even further. Virtually the entire area is under evacuation orders, with thousands of families forced to flee amid intense airstrikes and military operations.

“The queen hasn’t come back yet - she must be still roaming through Jericho,” says Aisha. On a hot May day in Jericho, a city in Palestine's West Bank, she's at work covered head-to-toe.