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Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and WFP representatives in Guatemala and India share views on how Indigenous Peoples' traditional knowledge and practices can promote food security and protect the environment

Reviving markets is critical for recovery, says World Food Programme’s regional chief

Preventing malnutrition is central to WFP’s strategy – but access and funding pose key roadblocks

In the run-up to International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, we take a look at a few little-known facts about Indigenous communities – and how WFP supports them

World Food Programme urges trucks to be allowed safe passage as the Integrated Food Phase Classification confirms first global famine in seven years

A WFP-African Development Bank wheat project is boosting harvests amid catastrophic food insecurity

Rolled out in Gulf of Guinea countries by WFP and partners, the US$142 million initiative targets humanitarian needs but also longer-term development

Facts and figures about our work to help end hunger

Several Small Island States call for World Food Programme assistance as rapid response teams monitor damage

The singer-songwriter – and World Food Programme High-Level Supporter – on dreaming big against the odds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

World Food Programme carries out assessments following storms

New IPC report charts 755,000 people at the highest level of food insecurity in world’s biggest hunger crisis, World Food Programme warns

World Food Programme boosting to avert famine in the war-torn country

The shocking cost of poor storage in the farms of developing countries — and careless shopping in rich ones

World Food Programme liaising with Government as torrential rains wreak havoc across Pacific coast

World Food Programme ramps up assistance, appeals for funding amid soaring food insecurity in Chad and South Sudan

World Food Programme and Government join forces to boost farm production, strengthen livelihoods and empower women in a challenging environment

Spoiled harvests spell disaster for businesses – one woman's experience highlights the need to strengthen the World Food Programme’s ability to act ahead of extreme weather events

World Food Programme urges Israeli authorities to ease the flow of aid to people in desperate need

A day in the life of pilot Christine Brown underscores UNHAS’s vital role in reaching the country’s hungry

Protect humanitarian spaces to prevent worsening catastrophe, says World Food Programme, amid calls for a ceasefire

The Small Island Developing State is a model for World Food Programme resilience-building in SIDS 

Amid access restrictions, the World Food Programme is working to serve remaining supplies to as many people as possible

Through anticipatory action, the World Food Programme and its partners are cushioning the fallout of extreme weather in countries grappling with hunger

Militarization around the city poses obstacles to providing food assistance