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Life of an aid worker on Yemen's front line

Refugees recall stories of horror and how they now face an uncertain future

The World Food Programme (WFP) provides crucial nutrition support to women and children in the midst of conflict

Untangling "lifesaving communications" in the largest hunger crisis gripping the world

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A diary from Yemen

World Food Programme (WFP) ready to assist half of Yemen's population as hunger numbers are expected to spiral

As Iraqis slowly return to their homes in West Mosul, the World Food Programme-led Emergency Telecommunications Cluster provides support to Community Resource Centres helping people rebuild their lives.

Second edition of the World Food Programme (WFP)'s Counting the Beans index shows food becoming ever less affordable in countries in conflict or subject to political instability.

How WFP's cash assistance is helping small-scale traders grow

Refugees in Rwanda dream of no longer relying on others to feed their families and of going home

Shadia's struggles inspire her to one day become a doctor

Photos of Yemeni children capture how conflict is affecting their everyday lives and jeopardizing their futures

This is what it is like to work in humanitarian crises, one aid worker point-of-view at a time

The fight for Zero Hunger seen through the eyes of participants in the World Food Programme (WFP)'s Children Design Competition.

New report estimates the number of undernourished people in 2017 at 821 million — up from 815 in the previous year.

Deployed to Beni town one week after the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Crispin Mpigirwa is proud to be contributing to saving lives

A young woman from southern Syria remembers her past and shares her fears for the future

The World Food Programme (WFP)'s Yemen Country Director Stephen Anderson reflects on the crisis gripping Yemen. Here is what he saw on his trip to Hodeidah.

Learn more about WFP operations in Nigeria.

Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day pays tribute to those who dedicate — and sometimes sacrifice — their lives to humanitarian work. World Food Programme (WFP) staff around the world share what it means to work every day to save and change millions of lives.

With conflicts raging and hunger on the rise again, what does the man who warned the world about famine see in the forecast? I paid WFP Chief Economist Arif Husain a visit to find out.

Good nutrition from conception to a child's second birthday ensures a healthy start in life. Mothers — and fathers — across the globe share their experiences.

In May this year the UN Security Council passed a resolution that acknowledges the link between hunger and conflict. Karina and Daniel — two of WFP's newly trained Storytellers in Bidibidi, Uganda, tell us why peace in South Sudan is the only solution to hunger.

In landlocked Malawi, climate change and recurrent droughts are challenging people's futures. The World Food Programme (WFP) is using creative ways to help build resilience.