Hunger Emergencies
The world’s worst disasters driving hunger
When conflict erupts or natural disaster strikes, the World Food Programme is there. It feeds families on the frontlines of our planet’s most dangerous and complicated emergencies.
Top Crises to Watch
What is Causing Hunger Crises?
Conflict
The primary driver of hunger is conflict – wars and violence create complex humanitarian emergencies.
Extreme Weather
Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense, destroying agriculture & infrastructure.
THe impact of Hunger Emergencies
Famine
Conflicts and disasters often disrupt food chains that are already fragile. As hunger becomes more widespread and prolonged, famine sets in and the effects are dire.
Displacement
Humanitarian emergencies leave people without food or shelter, forcing them to flee. As refugee crises unfold, hunger becomes a greater challenge.
Malnutrition
Nutrition during childhood shapes children in ways that last a lifetime. The serious effects of malnutrition – from sickness to stunted growth – impact not only them, but their families and their communities.
Emergency Relief
Food is often the first thing people need when catastrophe strikes. Natural disasters and conflict leave entire communities homeless and hungry.
WFP does whatever it takes to reach the world’s most vulnerable people, and deliver the food and nutrition they so urgently need.
Stories of from the FrontLines
- News Release
- November 12, 2025
- News Release
- November 11, 2025
- News Release
- November 10, 2025