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Agency needs US$200 million to continue providing life-saving assistance

WFP at hand in areas affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck the country on 14 August

Deep commitment of staff means WFP is able to stay and deliver amidst the most demanding conditions

As the country stands on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, Afghans need us more than ever

WFP’s Pacific Humanitarian Air Service comes to the fore at critical time

Having witnessed the devastation wrought by conflict on Aleppo, she joined the World Food Programme to rebuild and help change people's lives

WFP field monitor recalls attack that left up to 50,000 people fleeing their homes and in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

Agency needs US$200 million to continue operations to end of the year

With World Humanitarian Day on Thursday 19 August, we launch the first in a series of staff profiles, taking an alternative look into the lives and backgrounds of the people who drive WFP’s work

Assistance reduces threat of infection and means vital children's education can continue in Malawi

USAID support ensures food security and nutrition of hundreds of families in Colombia

Shock kills 1,300 Haitians, leaving thousands of people injured and access routes blocked

#Invisiblemeal is putting hunger around the world in focus

When conflict erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan in September 2020, it displaced thousands of people from Nagorno-Karabakh, a landlocked mountainous region, the focus of a long-standing dispute between the two countries.

The World Food Programme-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service takes critical assistance to vulnerable people

‘People affected by the climate crisis do not have the luxury to wait until the world’s changed course on greenhouse gas emissions’

When safety becomes too much to ask for, there is no choice but to leave everything behind. This is how Dalia, a mother of three, felt in 2011 when she and her husband decided to flee their Syrian hometown of Idlib to neighbouring Turkey.

WFP and insurance company team up to provide coverage for women farmers’ cooperatives

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics coming to a close, we look at the story of Kenyan Olympic medalist Paul Tergat and the impact school meals had on his journey. 

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is marked on Monday 9 August, with a focus on equal participation and partnership. Here we look at a project that offers a model for the future.

High in protein, vitamins, and minerals, mackerel are being supplied to 270,000 pupils in the most food-insecure regions

People tell of slow road to recovery as economic crisis compounds challenges since huge explosion tore through city

World Food Programme and partners lend support to 72,000 people hit by economic fallout of coronavirus

To mark World Breastfeeding Week we pay homage to the people who step up daily to help vulnerable mothers and babies

The data and technology expert is helping WFP reach vulnerable people more quickly and effectively