Events

World Food Program USA’s events and lectures cover the day’s most pressing issues in the fight against hunger and facilitate discussions to advance big ideas and improve food security.

Engaging for Change: World Food Program USA at UNGA and Climate Week NYC

World Food Program USA participated in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Week NYC to discuss our movement to end global hunger.

Us Against Hunger

Hosted by World Food Program USA, this discussion series unpacks the key drivers of hunger and food insecurity, including conflict, gender inequality, climate change and food waste.

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Photo: WFP/Alexis Masciarelli

SXSW: The $7 Billion F-Word

SXSW for a panel discussion on how mobile technology, artificial intelligence, big data and blockchain are transforming how we combat hunger.

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Behind the Frontlines: Hunger, Conflict & COVID-19

A Former Miss USA, New York Times columnist and WFP’s Assistant Executive Director shared their accounts of how global hunger is threatening the health and security of billions of people.

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Photo: WFP/Arete/Damilola Onafuwa

No Woman Left Behind: Hunger and the Future of Gender Inequity

Our panel explored the state of gender equity in relationship to hunger, and how WFP and others are empowering women to establish successful food systems for all.

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Photo: WFP/Giulio d'Adamo

Climate Starves: Hunger and the Climate Crisis

World Food Program USA’s Climate Starves panel on April 21 explored the far-reaching impacts of climate change in driving hunger, degrading land and crops, and driving migration.

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The Future of Hunger and Food Systems

Explore the problems facing our vast, complicated, and interconnected food systems around the world as well as solutions to make the path from farm to table more efficient and effective.

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World Affairs Council

Events in partnership with the World Affairs Council.

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Photo: WFP/ Kaung Htet Linn

World Affairs Council Atlanta: The Hunger Crisis

Watch an expert panel discussion on WFP’s emergency response to COVID-19, and the role that companies like UPS play in supporting humanitarian efforts.

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World Affairs Council Seattle: The Food Crisis in Latin America

Listen to leading experts discuss the effects of COVID-19 in Latin America and the broader implications of this food crisis.

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Photo: WFP/Mohammad Batah

World Affairs Council Charlotte: Feeding the World Through Innovation

See experts and private-sector partners talk about the cutting-edge technology that WFP employs resolve key humanitarian challenges.

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Photo: WFP/Annabel Symington

World Affairs Council Houston & Dallas: Inside Yemen

Watch our panelists for an inside view into Yemen’s hunger crisis and how WFP is feeding and assisting Yemenis and working to build resilience.

other events

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Food For Thought Dinner Series

Hosted by World Food Program USA, this dinner series brings people together to explore the intersections of food, culture, and humanitarian impact.

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Photo: wfp/Saiyna Bashir

SXSW: 2 Degrees From Disaster

First-hand accounts of the impact of extreme weather, threatening our food system, driving hunger, and pushing at-risk communities closer to the breaking point.

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Photo: WFP/Mustapha Bribi

Policy Roundtable: Food Loss

Meet Johnson Kagoye, WFP’s government partnerships officer in Uganda, for a roundtable discussion about the cause, effects and solutions to food loss.

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The Weeknd Named Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations World Food Programme

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) inducted its newest Goodwill Ambassador Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye.

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Photo: WFP/Sayed Asif Mahmud

Global Minnesota, World Food Day Conference

Watch expert panelists discuss solutions to end global hunger in the midst of Covid-19 and the climate change.

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Photo: WFP/Carlos Cader

Santa Fe Council on International Relations: The Dry Corridor

Watch our expert panel explore the impact of climate change in Central America and the state of food insecurity there.

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Photo: WFP/Mohammad Gamal

Wheatfields to the World: Oregon – Hunger and Humanitarian Aid

Learn about the American legacy of humanitarian aid, and the pivotal role of U.S. agriculture, particularly Oregon’s wheat producers, in international food assistance.