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

WFP and partners call for collective action to prevent catastrophic food insecurity in Africa’s most populous country

World Food Programme support is a lifeline as Haitians face a deepening crisis

In one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, anticipating disasters pays off

A WFP livelihoods project offers Afghan women a chance to beat the odds

Farmers are seeing bumper harvests thanks to WFP’s collaboration with a local social enterprise

A WFP project is multiplying harvests and offering one answer to weather's whims

Tour guide Coris Dember talks about rebuilding his life in hurricane-smashed Union Island – where WFP food support helps residents recover

WFP warns famine could be a reality by November

WFP steps up support but needs increased funding and access.

How a beloved mule driver delivers WFP food to hungry kids

WFP is responding to soaring humanitarian needs and building more durable futures

Two years on from the Pretoria Agreement “Peace deal,” families are returning to their homes in parts of Northern Ethiopia and rebuilding their livelihoods with support from WFP.

Intensifying military operations are displacing hundreds of thousands and driving up hunger

Wilfred Nkwambi, WFP's North Kivu area head in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, explains how effective communication is key to delivering assistance and building trust

Despite WFP and other assistance, hunger and fear are rife among those displaced

Unless fighting stops, Gazans face a winter of extreme hunger

Learn how WFP works with communities worldwide to revive old superfood traditions and introduce new ones

Sourcing ingredients locally supports both markets and children

As conflict hopscotches from Gaza to Lebanon, WFP’s Lebanon Country Director describes the grim fallout and growing humanitarian needs

One million risk losing vital support if assistance flows do not resume

In the capital Khartoum, WFP's Jon Dumont finds a war-shattered, hungry city

WFP scales up to reach nearly a million people across the region

World Food Programme leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Palestine and Sudan – three of our biggest emergencies – call for the guns to fall silent

WFP looks at the fallout of unrest and the loss of school meals in countries where we operate