Stories

Residents of the world's largest floating slum are keeping their hopes up as lockdown sinks their livelihoods

In responding to COVID-19, governments must not lose sight of the importance of building resilience to extreme weather

The World Food Programme is working with USAID to meet the nutritional needs of mothers and children

A USAID-funded WFP programme is helping people whose lives were disrupted by Cyclone Idai to rebuild their lives

While recorded infections are low, the pandemic is believed to be sweeping across the country undetected. In a country beset by conflict and climate shocks, funding is required fast

Three experts discuss the significance of UN Security Council resolution 2417 and cast a look at hunger, peace and security in the post-COVID world

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

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

Nutritious meals reach children despite coronavirus lockdown through collaboration between WFP, UNICEF and government

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