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WFP and Government are working to train mothers in agriculture as poor diets put the lives of 56,000 children at risk

Professor Jenny Pearce of the London School of Economics talks to WFP's Insight to mark the UN's Day of Living Together in Peace

The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, doubles as a consequence of coronavirus-related restrictions

World Food Programme special adviser on maternal and child nutrition looks for a ‘silver lining' amid the coronavirus pandemic

WFP-backed Farm Radio Trust broadcasts are raising awareness while a call centre offers tailored advice

World Food Programme techies and creatives are looking at ways to beat the pandemic and feed 100 million people in 80 countries

As millions of children miss out on school meals, WFP works to ensure they continue to receive the calories and nutrients they need

David Beasley tells UN Security Council hundreds of thousands may die without swift intervention — and urgent funding

Locusts storms and the threat of coronavirus press home why the world must act to stop thousands of lives being lost

Merkel and Macron join African leaders in urging countries, NGOs and World Bank to join forces to tackle the virus

New WFP figures indicate additional 130 million lives and livelihoods will be at risk

Information saves lives when global health is on the line

A mother shares her fears as the country's hunger crisis deepens while looming threat of coronavirus adds extra layer

Work to save and change lives continues in the face of pandemic

Chief economist Arif Husain explains how cutting-edge tech is supporting assistance by agency and wider humanitarian community

With hundreds of thousands displaced and hunger on the rise, fighting looks set to spill across the Gulf of Guinea

Director of Nutrition separates fact from fiction at a time when a healthy diet is more important than ever

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WFP-run UN Humanitarian Air Service is delivering against the odds

Virus risks undermining efforts to reverse trend of rising hunger

Two World Food Programme nutrition experts on how to protect the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic

After five years of conflict in Yemen, five people reflect on what this has meant for them and their families. Their stories highlight the human cost of Yemen's war, yet at the same time the country's amazing resilience, dignity and hope.

With the worst drought in decades devastating his country, a World Food Programme humanitarian shares his take

South Sudan is among East African countries experiencing invasions on a scale not seen since 2003–2005 in West Africa

Agency puts expertise and infrastructure at the service of pandemic response and appeals for US$ 350 million as part of consolidated UN funding call

US$500,000 worth of kit set to assist Chinese government efforts to treat patients and stem the spread of coronavirus