30 April 2020 School feeding at home As millions of children miss out on school meals, WFP works to ensure they continue to receive the calories and nutrients they need Health emergencies School feeding
30 April 2020 The WFP humanitarian who went from tackling Ebola to coronavirus Despatched to West Africa in 2014, Chiara Camassa draws on a wealth of experience as she helps Haiti respond to the pandemic Health emergencies Haiti
30 April 2020 Podcast: How innovations are WFP’s allies in the fight against coronavirus World Food Programme techies and creatives are looking at ways to beat the pandemic and feed 100 million people in 80 countries Health emergencies Innovation and technology Zero Hunger
30 April 2020 The coronavirus hotline for Libyans that is inundated with calls A call centre in Tripoli, managed by the World Food Programme, needs funding to keep up with the demand for information Campaigns Health emergencies Innovation and technology Libya
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 WFP joins forces with 14 agencies to appeal for funds to fight coronavirus UN bodies and humanitarian organizations warn donors that failing to invest $2bn could have devastating consequences Health emergencies
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
8 April 2020 COVID-19: Teachers in Honduras get on their bikes to help deliver school meals Nutritious meals reach children despite coronavirus lockdown through collaboration between WFP, UNICEF and government Health emergencies School feeding Honduras
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 Budding chefs in Turkey turn the tables on coronavirus Kitchen of Hope project goes online so hundreds of young trainees stay on track Türkiye
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
31 March 2020 The chain that coronavirus cannot break How the World Food Programme will continue its work saving and changing millions of lives despite the virus Health emergencies Logistics and delivery networks
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
23 March 2020 Food for thought: 7 tips on keeping a healthy diet in the face of coronavirus The ‘Grows, Gos and Nos' — advice from World Food Programme nutritionists on dos and don'ts of eating in quarantine Health emergencies Nutrition
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
