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Location: Africa


On The Frontlines in South Sudan: How Airdrops Are Saving Lives
Last month WFP reached some 2.7 million people with lifesaving food assistance across South Sudan.

How Innovation Is Transforming The Way Refugees Grow Food
In one of the most remote refugee camps in the world, WFP has introduced a smart new way to tackle food insecurity among refugees who lack access to land:Â Hydroponic agriculture.

WFP’s Rapid Response, Explained
WFP and UNICEF designed the simple yet innovative Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) to deliver urgently needed supplies to families in hard-to-reach areas.

What WFP Delivers: General Food Distribution
What WFP Delivers: General Food Distribution

One Journalist’s Dispatch From a Child Malnutrition Crisis in Nigeria
TIME reporter Aryn Baker describes the devastating effect of Boko Haram’s reign of terror on children in northeast Nigeria.

How Do You Stop a Slow-Motion Disaster?
A behind-the-scenes look at how one coastal country is emerging out of crisis and confronting a future of climate change

What South Sudan Would Look Like Without WFP
What South Sudan Would Look Like Without WFP

Ugly Veggies Destined for the Dump Now Feed Thousands of Students
Vegetables that were previously thrown away purely for their looks are being transformed into nutritious school meals in Kenya.

24 Hours on the Border of War
As conflict rages in neighboring South Sudan, Uganda’s leaders are putting food and land at the center of their efforts to welcome refugees seeking safety. Hear a firsthand account of how the World Food Programme (WFP) is working on the front lines of hunger to help those impacted by war and famine.
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