22 April 2020 WFP chief warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ as Global Food Crises Report launched David Beasley tells UN Security Council hundreds of thousands may die without swift intervention — and urgent funding Zero Hunger Health emergencies Campaigns
21 April 2020 South Sudan’s abandoned children Locusts storms and the threat of coronavirus press home why the world must act to stop thousands of lives being lost Nutrition Protection South Sudan
17 April 2020 World leaders call on WFP to lead coronavirus fight in Africa Merkel and Macron join African leaders in urging countries, NGOs and World Bank to join forces to tackle the virus Health emergencies Zero Hunger
16 April 2020 Risk of hunger pandemic as coronavirus set to almost double acute hunger by end of 2020 New WFP figures indicate additional 130 million lives and livelihoods will be at risk Health emergencies Zero Hunger
10 April 2020 How humanitarian telecoms hubs are racing to beat coronavirus Information saves lives when global health is on the line Innovation and technology Zero Hunger Libya Central African Republic
9 April 2020 Zimbabwe: ‘Coronavirus will affect women and girls more than anyone’ A mother shares her fears as the country's hunger crisis deepens while looming threat of coronavirus adds extra layer Emergencies Health emergencies Zero Hunger Zimbabwe
7 April 2020 WFP’s response to COVID-19 in pictures Work to save and change lives continues in the face of pandemic Health emergencies Zero Hunger
6 April 2020 How data is boosting WFP’s response to coronavirus Chief economist Arif Husain explains how cutting-edge tech is supporting assistance by agency and wider humanitarian community Innovation and technology
3 April 2020 How the contagion of conflict in the Sahel could spread across West Africa With hundreds of thousands displaced and hunger on the rise, fighting looks set to spill across the Gulf of Guinea Conflicts Emergencies Zero Hunger Burkina Faso Mali
2 April 2020 Nutrition myths debunked Director of Nutrition separates fact from fiction at a time when a healthy diet is more important than ever Health emergencies Nutrition
30 March 2020 Coronavirus and the 5 major threats it poses to global food security Virus risks undermining efforts to reverse trend of rising hunger Food Security Health emergencies Zero Hunger
30 March 2020 Where assistance takes flight In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WFP-run UN Humanitarian Air Service is delivering against the odds Airdrops Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 March 2020 Coronavirus: ‘Children in the front line’ Two World Food Programme nutrition experts on how to protect the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic Health emergencies Sudan Yemen
25 March 2020 Five lives forever changed by Yemen’s war 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. Conflicts Yemen
19 March 2020 ‘Robbed of potential’: One man’s love letter to Zimbabwe With the worst drought in decades devastating his country, a World Food Programme humanitarian shares his take Campaigns Development Droughts Smallholder Farmers Zimbabwe
19 March 2020 ‘The locusts are a moving target and we are racing against time’ South Sudan is among East African countries experiencing invasions on a scale not seen since 2003–2005 in West Africa Development Rome-based agencies South Sudan
18 March 2020 Coronavirus: WFP ready to rise to the challenge Agency puts expertise and infrastructure at the service of pandemic response and appeals for US$ 350 million as part of consolidated UN funding call Emergencies Health emergencies
18 March 2020 ‘World Puppy Day’: Meet Foxtrot, the wonderdog on a mission Rescued by World Food Programme staff, the canine star recounts his experiences in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Bangladesh
16 March 2020 World Food Programme sends medical equipment to support China’s response to coronavirus US$500,000 worth of kit set to assist Chinese government efforts to treat patients and stem the spread of coronavirus Campaigns Health emergencies China
16 March 2020 ‘This funding means that we can save and change more lives every year’ How flexible contributions made a telling difference to WFP's work in 2019
16 March 2020 How to minimize the impact of Coronavirus on food security Avoiding protectionism, monitoring prices and supporting the vulnerable through social safety nets can limit the impact of the outbreak Health emergencies
12 March 2020 Cyclone Idai’s gone, but Mozambique’s problems demand action — now The World Food Programme' s support for hard-hit communities working towards self-reliance requires urgent investment Climate Development Natural disasters Mozambique
11 March 2020 World Baking Day: The entrepreneur supplying bread to 90,000 Syrians With World Food Programme support, Abdulkader Akkam rehabilitated four bakeries for vulnerable people in Aleppo Syrian Arab Republic
11 March 2020 Why women and girls in Yemen need WFP’s support more than ever Out of more than 12 million people we support there each month, they are the ones the most likely to go hungry Gender Protection Yemen
9 March 2020 What does equality mean to me? As the world commemorates women's month, we ask women in South Sudan about what equality means to them. Campaigns Gender South Sudan
