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From strengthening early warning systems to predicting climate hazards and giving people valuable preparation time, WFP is giving communities the tools they need to protect themselves against climate impacts

World Food Programme innovation facilitates food assistance within a remarkably quick window

New findings paint an alarming picture of how conflict helps drive hunger in Africa's second-largest country

Government joins forces with World Food Programme to change lives for farmers and families

A project funded by Japan and facilitated by the World Food Programme is changing lives in a community hit by erratic weather linked to climate extremes

FAO and WFP expect conditions to worsen for a further 18 countries, bringing the total pushed to the brink by conflict, climate change and economic shocks to 22

In Myanmar and Bangladesh, WFP urgently needs US$116 million to support the most vulnerable

Together, the World Food Programme and the African Union are overcoming challenges with programmes such as school feeding

After three years of drought, more than 23 million people across parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia face severe hunger - the World Food Programme requires US$810 million to respond

Conflicts, economic shocks, the climate crisis and soaring fertilizer prices are creating and exacerbating a food crisis of unprecedented proportions

As the conflict enters its second month, the World Food Programme is providing critical food assistance at the border 

Learn about the core values, principles and standards that inspire our daily work to put an end to global hunger and malnutrition

Deliveries aim to reach hundreds of thousands of hungry people, but humanitarian access is challenging

In neighbouring countries, WFP is reaching new arrivals with food assistance, but upcoming rains and shrinking funds threaten the response

WFP and other humanitarian agencies struggle to assist an influx of refugees reeling from conflict, climate and high prices

WFP and other humanitarians fear a perfect storm, as refugee influx from Sudan’s unrest is compounded by upcoming rains, lean season and a funding crunch

Amid grim new hunger findings, a holistic initiative helps build food security and resilience to inter-connected shocks

Four women, including one WFP staffer, recount how their families survived the disaster - and what keeps them going

World Food Programme supports response after tropical storm displaces more than 500,000 people

Practical steps we can all take during the annual 60-minute event on 25 March

Climate shocks and land degradation mean too much or too little water for people in some of the world's most vulnerable locations

School meal programmes are dishing up hope for millions of children at the forefront of the global food crisis, according to a new report

Rising temperatures and drought threaten critical agricultural production in Iraq as the country becomes the world’s fifth most vulnerable to climate-related shocks.

The World Food Programme responds after February’s earthquakes wrought crisis upon crisis

As the World Food Programme gradually hands over the delivery of school feeding to the Government, Simona Beltrami takes a closer look at a mini-food system powered by women