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World Food Programme’s in-kind support means food parcels for around 300,000 Lebanese people – indispensable assistance amid one of the worst financial crises the world has known

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

In Somalia and in Haiti, World Food Programme mobile money transfers bring independence a step closer

Gaining access to hunger hotspots in Port-au-Prince is progress that, without robust donor support, will be tragically undermined, says World Food Programme country director

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

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

Partnerships are key to empowering women in developing countries with computer literacy skills, a WFP gender expert explains

Two WFP responders find helping other survivors is key to coping with the trauma of the most devastating earthquakes to hit the countries in decades

Locally sourced, WFP-supported home-grown school meals take the spotlight at high-level African Union event

WFP's David Beasley: "Lives matter. We care. We're there."

WFP looks back on a year of turmoil — and how our work helped to ease the fallout

LONG READ FEATURE: WFP’s Matthew Hollingworth looks back on 12 months of humanitarian operations in Ukraine and shares key concerns, achievements – and an urgent pitch to global leaders