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Mother visits WFP-supported nutrition clinic in Al Kalakla, Jabal Awila

Families in Sudan Pushed to the Brink Amidst Brutal Conflict and Famine as WFP Resources Dry Up

WFP is struggling to keep lifesaving emergency operations running. Sudan’s shows no signs of slowing down.

WFP Scales up Operations in Gaza as Ceasefire Passes 100 Days

One hundred days into the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has significantly expanded its lifesaving operations across the Gaza Strip, reaching more than 1 million people each month.

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Lucy Hale

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“I Can Guarantee Her at Least One Meal a Day. I Don’t Have to Worry.”

September 24, 2021

Ahead of International Daughters Day this Sunday, meet Edwymar and her daughter Kim on the first day they began receiving food from WFP.

“If the Shells Disappear”: For International Day for People of African Descent, a Word on Climate Change From the Awá and Afro Communities in Latin America

August 31, 2021

The Colombia-Ecuador border is one of the most climate-sensitive and hungry regions in Latin America, and the Awá and Afro communities are seeing climate change unfold before their very eyes.

WFP Boosts Its Ongoing Support in Haiti as Quake Compounds Miseries

August 26, 2021

The earthquake rattled people who were already struggling to feed their families due to economic and climate shocks, and insecurity.

World Food Program USA Donates $250,000 to Support United Nations World Food Programme’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts

August 24, 2021

World Food Program USA has donated $250,000 to WFP to support critical earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

Haiti Earthquake: “It’s Hard to See People With Nowhere to Sleep – Especially the Kids”

August 23, 2021

WFP’s Marianela González reports from areas affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck the country on August 14.

Meet the Four Women Behind WFP’s Helicopter in Haiti

August 19, 2021

It takes four busy bees in the U.N. World Food Programme office to keep the humanitarian helicopter in the sky every day. For World Humanitarian Day, we’d like you to meet them.

A Force of Nature: Hunger and Climate Crises in Ten Photographs From Around the Globe

August 19, 2021

To mark Nature Photography Day, we’re looking at ten stunning photographs from some of the hungriest places on earth.

Statement From World Food Program USA President and CEO on Earthquake in Haiti

August 17, 2021

All of us at WFP USA have been heartbroken by the startling images of grieving families and devastated communities coming out of Haiti following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.