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Recruited by militants in the nineties, Elijah Manyok Jok escaped to Kenya where he received World Food Programme school meals, joining the organization as an adult - and then setting up his own NGO

Full text of speech delivered by David Beasley, Executive Director of WFP, the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 laureate, in Oslo today

Marking the anniversary of the World Food Programme being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, the Central Sahel and Sudan share their thoughts

The world must step up in 2022 to stop millions sliding into famine as conflict shows no sign of let-up

As hunger levels rise in South Sudan, WFP ensures that everyone has the right to assistance

WFP needs to reach 23 million people with food assistance as conflict, poverty and an economic crisis put lives at risk

After the earthquake which devastated the country in August, a longstanding problem persists

A schoolboy in Aleppo grows closer to his dream one snack at a time, with support from the World Food Programme

Series of workshops promotes healthy eating habits for increased quality of life

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