Stories

Large mineral deposits are a historical source of tension between farming communities and miners, especially in the rural south. But a group of women have become ambassadors for peace.

As food insecurity continues to prompt many to leave El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua for the United States, a joint study points to solutions

Insights from Manoj Juneja, WFP Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Executive Director for Resource Management

World Food Programme GIS expert in Syria, Dimitri Karakostis, talks about his work - and his love of maps

World Food Programme and humanitarian partners need urgent funds to anticipate, restore and protect 

A basic guide to the work of the world’s largest humanitarian organization as we face down a global hunger crisis

As the south-central Kasai region emerges from a devastating conflict, a World Food Programme project offers hope for broader change in one of DRC’s most food-insecure areas

WFP needs cash injection to stave off starvation in 43 countries

The World Food Programme (WFP) and Mondi are working together to develop packaging that delivers — for people and the planet

US$6.6 billion could avert catastrophe

Extreme weather dries up crops but not hope for smallholder farmers assisted by World Food Programme microinsurance schemes

Training in 'climate smart' agricultural techniques allows people to feed their families while creating a small income

How a World Food Programme resilience project in the Democratic Republic of Congo is helping one family begin anew after their home was burned down

World Food Programme calls for action as UN study estimates 22.8 million could face acute hunger during winter months, with 8.7 million people at emergency levels

As global powers meet in Glasgow, the World Food Programme joins humanitarian organizations daring to hope for decisions that will save millions from hunger

The World Food Programme's climate and disaster risk reduction chief, Gernot Laganda, on the common solution to two great problems

In the regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara, 7 million face a hunger crisis while thousands have been displaced by conflict

12-year-old Malik takes us on a tour around the displacement camp on the edge of Marib City in Yemen where he lives with his family

Author and broadcaster Elizabeth Nyamayaro is a special adviser to the World Food Programme and the host of its ‘Better Food, Better World’ podcast – below she issues a stark warning about what’s at stake if we don’t tackle inaction over climate change 

With over 1.3 million people eating less than one meal per day, hunger is on the rise in Haiti. WFP provides vital cash assistance to the most vulnerable, boosting local economies and empowering communities

A new report, Digital Foundations, tells the story of how WFP’s organizational mission and values drive our embrace of digital innovation. Here, WFP's Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Executive Director Manoj Juneja explains the progress made to date and why there is still much work to be done.

A World Food Programme-backed garden project is changing lives

Record-breaking vocalist and songwriter inducted into ‘WFP family’ at special ceremony in Los Angeles

‘Having an impact on people’s lives is a feeling that moves you from the gut’

A first-person account of the struggles faced by Rohingya people as they fled violence in Myanmar four years ago and settled in Cox's Bazar