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7 November 2022

Comment: Achieving long-term food security in DRC is all about building resilience

Staggering levels of hunger in the country with the highest agricultural potential in Africa cannot go on - the world must step up

Food Security Resilience Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo

4 November 2022

Tuning into ‘amateur’ radio airwaves in Mozambique

Ham radio strengthens emergency telecommunications preparedness in disaster-stricken Mozambique

Mozambique

2 November 2022

COP27: Three ways to stop the climate crisis whipping up a hunger storm

World leaders meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in November, must act swiftly to help millions of people facing rising hunger and famine

Climate

2 November 2022

COP27: The climate crisis and a year of record hunger

As world leaders converge on Sharm el-Sheikh for UN climate conference COP27, we highlight some of the countries hit hardest by droughts, floods and storms

2 November 2022

South Sudan: Seeds replace bullets as peace fund tackles hunger and climate change

WFP and its partners are planting long-term security, literally, by pooling their resources to support a community with a history of conflict and extreme weather

2 November 2022

Basketball v hunger: A slam dunk for the rights of persons with disabilities in Ethiopia

How the human rights advocate advising the World Food Programme on issues related to disability inclusion is helping people defy prejudice and low expectations

Ethiopia

1 November 2022

LAO PDR: ‘How I dreamed of wearing a WFP blue jacket when I was a boy’

As a World Food Programme district community facilitator, Xayphone Sengdalalath serves villages such as the one in grew up in

School feeding Zero Hunger Lao People's Democratic Republic

26 October 2022

In rural Sierra Leone, Fatmata’s kids won’t be eating tonight

As hunger reaches unprecedented levels in the West African country, school feeding is a lifeline for one woman raising a family singlehandedly

Food Prices Food Security School feeding Sierra Leone

24 October 2022

Drought in Somalia: The race to save lives as the climate crisis and conflict drive hunger

World Food Programme’s unprecedented scaleup requires funds to continue into 2023

Climate Conflicts Somalia

19 October 2022

In Moldova, Ukrainian refugees get a taste of home

An accommodation centre offers comfort cooking and compassion to those uprooted by the war

Refugees and migration Cash transfers Conflicts Republic of Moldova

19 October 2022

South Sudan's road out of hunger

In the world's youngest country, WFP is empowering communities by constructing roads to improve food security and develop rural economies

Conflicts Food Security Smallholder Farmers Logistics and delivery networks South Sudan

17 October 2022

Road to COP27: Lessons from Rai - the Philippines one year on

As the island nation weathers its latest typhoon season, the WFP Philippines Emergency Coordinator recalls the fallout of one of recent history's strongest storms—and what's needed moving forward.

Philippines

14 October 2022

Rural Women's Day: With rains unreliable, Malawi's farmers harness sun instead

As climate change upends farming in the drought-prone southern African country, growers like Rosie Jameson are profiting from solar-powered irrigation schemes

Climate Droughts Smallholder Farmers Gender Malawi

14 October 2022

World Food Day: Soaring prices, soaring hunger

"What was a wave of hunger is now a tsunami of hunger" — WFP chief David Beasley

Climate Conflicts Food Prices Sustainability Haiti Sudan Sri Lanka Lebanon

10 October 2022

A fresh start in DRC's violence-torn northeast

Amid one of the world's biggest hunger emergencies, WFP cash feeds desperate families, spurs enterprise and builds long-term resilience

Cash transfers Conflicts Food Security Democratic Republic of the Congo

7 October 2022

THE ROAD TO COP: Deadly floods deepen food crisis in West and Central Africa amid climate crisis

WFP supports flood-hit communities and works with governments to build longer-term resilience

Climate Conflicts Natural disasters Resilience Gambia Chad Burkina Faso Mauritania Niger Mali

5 October 2022

Near Ukraine's frontlines, food and friends ease icy months ahead

In the city of Sloviansk, residents count on WFP assistance and neighbourly bonds to cushion what may be the toughest winter of their lives.

Cash transfers Conflicts Food Prices Ukraine

3 October 2022

WFP cash helps Namibia's farmers confront weather extremes

Drought followed by flooding has wiped out harvests

Cash transfers Smallholder Farmers Climate Namibia

29 September 2022

In drought-prone Zambia, farmers learn new tools to save harvests

As the world marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, WFP helps growers recover from crop losses and capitalize on climate-smart techniques

Food Waste Climate Smallholder Farmers Droughts Zambia

26 September 2022

Afghanistan risks winter of famine after devastating year

WFP races to pre-position food, supporting especially women and girls

Conflicts Food Security School feeding Gender Afghanistan Pakistan

22 September 2022

Yemen: Looking beyond today's hunger crisis

WFP's Country Director talks about food's key role in building stability and the search for longer-term solutions

Conflicts Food Security Resilience Yemen Ukraine

21 September 2022

WFP and FAO sound the alarm as global food crisis tightens its grip on hunger hotspots

Urgent humanitarian action needed as record numbers face starvation

Emergencies

21 September 2022

Humanitarian aid alone is not enough for restive South Sudan

On International Peace Day, WFP looks at how tackling the climate crisis can help fight hunger and build stability

Climate Conflicts Resilience South Sudan

16 September 2022

As emergencies multiply, school meals buffer the fallout

At key education summit, School Meals Coalition calls for billions to support vital safety net

Smallholder Farmers School feeding Partnerships Nutrition Cabo Verde Sri Lanka Ethiopia South Sudan Malawi Ukraine Colombia Bhutan Benin Senegal Honduras Rwanda

15 September 2022

'This war must end': The Ukraine crisis seven months on

The World Food Programme's regional chief, Corinne Fleischer, on why peace is the best long-term solution for the country and those around the world dependent on its grain.

Conflicts Emergencies Food Prices Ukraine Yemen Republic of Moldova Afghanistan South Sudan Somalia Ethiopia