Stories

Teams at hand providing immediate emergency assistance

For many South Sudanese, Sudan was a refuge during their country’s civil war. Now WFP is assisting returnees, as they confront fresh hardship in their homeland

A funding crunch sharply curtails our response to two top hunger crises

In Ukraine, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WFP country directors call for a future without violence

Relief efforts are under way as human cost of extreme-weather tragedy unfolds

WFP delivers assistance to hundreds of families in Benghazi as it prepares to reach 5,000 families

Afghanistan and DRC are among humanitarian emergencies where the UN World Food Programme is being forced to scale back operations

An eyewitness account of one community being pushed to the brink as the World Food Programme is forced to cut food assistance to 10 million people.

World Food Programme early action programmes are saving lives and livelihoods across four countries

Parties to a conflict that's killed more than 1,100 civilians and 19 aid workers – including three World Food Programme staff – must honour agreements to protect humanitarian personnel and resources

As a child in Zimbabwe she faced hunger – now the award-winning humanitarian is on a mission to fight it everywhere

Two women who received World Food Programme school-feeding support as children on their passion for serving WFP as humanitarian workers today

Three Haitian women on what drives them to work with the World Food Programme in one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies

No more crossing the Lwizi river in Tanganyika the hard way as World Food Programme support cuts corners for farmers and communities

World Food Programme calls for free movement of humanitarian staff and supplies, sustained financial support, to continue food distributions and development programmes

People who’ve lost livestock such as donkeys and horses find a degree of security in smaller animals, thanks to World Food Programme support

How a World Food Programme project backing budding entrepreneurs affected by years of war is enabling women to score goals against the odds

The Government of Nepal has largely taken over the WFP-supported programme that delivers payoffs for children, women farmers and entire communities

WFP nurtures stories of hope and resilience from the Philippines, the Republic of Congo and Bolivia

How the Swedish-funded NutriCash project, implemented by UNICEF and the World Food Programme, is changing the lives of refugee women

Support from World Food Programme and its partners is providing families nutrition and security as they plan their next steps

To mark World Breastfeeding Week, three women in three big humanitarian emergencies explain how World Food Programme support is changing their lives... and the lives of their children

Displaced families are able to return home and start new lives as the World Food Programme rehabilitates barriers

As nations meet for a key ‘stocktaking' summit in Rome, WFP’s Sibi Lawson-Marriott highlights the importance of holistic thinking and collective action in solving hunger

‘This is the price innocent people pay for war’ – WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain urges the international community to step up to help the ‘injured and malnourished’