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Conflict robs nation of its Independence celebrations

Logistician Jenna Lusaka is bringing her skills to some of the Pacific's most remote communities

Three years of siege have stripped many in the northeastern city of their livelihoods, forcing people like Ali to roam the ruins searching for scraps to survive

How World Food Programme (WFP) assistance is helping refugees in 32 countries

Historic UN Security Council resolution recognizes link between conflict and food insecurity

Humanitarian groups are warning that millions will need food assistance this year. Here is a breakdown of what is driving the situation — and the solutions

‘I hope that with a better life my children will go to school and graduate, and can have a bright future'

Notes taken during World Food Programme (WFP) rapid food security assessment mission to Senegal's Sahel, where experts are warning of worsening hunger and malnutrition conditions.

The upsurge in violence in Eastern Ghouta has forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes and into makeshift shelters set up across rural Damascus

How packaging helps WFP food to withstand airdrops and reach people in need

Conflict feeds hunger. Three years of devastating conflict in Yemen have left the country crippled by hunger, poverty and disease.

Staffer reveals her passion for role and one heart-rending moment she will never forget

New refugees given land to help promote self-sufficiency and integrate people into local economy

Seven years into the Syrian conflict, a WFP convoy reaches people barely surviving hunger and bombings in an active war zone

Three women, three very different stories, one training programme— how initiative gives vulnerable young people a voice.

A woman's battle and eventual triumph after returning to her country

Life-saving work would be impossible without generosity of Swedish government

Lack of funding threatens the lives of 400,000 children in Kasai Region

An insight into how families are trying to find a sense of normality in Djibouti

Why is a country with a rich cuisine and thriving agricultural sector struggling with poor diets?

Delivering money directly into the hands of drought-hit families means greater freedom to choose.

Tech-minded humanitarians at the World Food Programme are exploring the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to map needs in disasters.

Stories of extreme conditions faced by families in East Ghouta, a besieged enclave in Syria

‘My kids come home and even start teaching us — the parents — what food is healthy and what is not'

How nutrition can act as a catalyst for progress across the Sustainable Development Goals.