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From Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, WFP is supporting government-driven initiatives that are transforming diets and futures across the region

Worldwide, up to 13.7 million more people may face emergency levels of food insecurity, according to a new WFP report examining the fallout of funding cuts

As humanitarian aid dries up, these countries are especially vulnerable

Facts and figures about our work to help end hunger

World Food Programme stays, delivers and adapts to conditions on the ground

A month after a massive earthquake and multiple aftershocks, WFP is rushing support to survivors in eastern Afghanistan as bitter weather sets in. But needs are enormous, and funding scarce

Wheat-producing Punjab hit hardest as the World Food Programme and humanitarian partners support Government-led response

The World Food Programme’s most challenging operations have a simple message

As a new report confirms 80 million more children are receiving school meals, the World Food Programme’s Carmen Burbano recalls the long journey to a success story for development

Millions of new students are benefiting from school meals, as governments increasingly take leadership of WFP-supported programmes

Disaster adds to multiple crises leaving millions hungry in Central Asian nation

Expert hunger findings confirm famine in Gaza Governorate, and project it will spread elsewhere

Airdrops can save lives – but they are risky, up to seven times more expensive and deliver far less than road transport.

Bumper harvests of the drought-resistant crop ring in food security – and export income – for smallholders with support from the Government of Japan and the World Food Programme

World Food Programme staff reflect on life in two of the toughest places on earth

In North Darfur’s capital El Fasher, survival is “a daily struggle”

How WFP and the Mastercard Foundation support young Africans who are turning to agriculture, and making a successful living off the land

Without urgent donations, 1.3 million people risk losing food assistance

Young, educated and Internet savvy, a new generation of WFP-supported farmer-herders is fighting hunger and upending an ancient profession

How a WFP-supported drive for greater food self-sufficiency fights hunger and changes lives in the West African country

A key food systems summit in Addis Ababa casts a spotlight on the nation’s drive to build food security and resilience - with WFP support

WFP has the food, experienced teams on the ground and proven systems in place to respond.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, these programmes are the key to independence from aid.

A farming couple is picking up the pieces after war shattered their lives

A guide to the facts, figures and frontline work of the World Food Programme