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Andrés Gordillo in his canoe, navigating through the communities affected by flooding in the Los Espinos-Quevedo Community

El Niño Could Worsen Hunger This Year. Here’s WFP’s Humanitarian Response.

For families already struggling to find enough food, weather shocks from El Niño can quickly lead to extreme hunger. That’s why WFP prepared and acted early to protect communities.

The drought in Somalia is putting families and communities under growing strain.

World Food Programme ramps up preparedness and response plans as El Niño threatens to push tens of millions into acute hunger

WFP warns that El Niño could worsen food insecurity through 2027, threatening vulnerable communities and driving greater hunger worldwide.

Mamenosoa Odile lives in Anjamahavelo. She is the president of the Mifanavotse Association. They work with WFP, growing and harvesting crops in community farmland.

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"We spent a whole week without bread. This bag of flour means everything to me. It means life," says Seham, who now lives in displacement in Al Saraya Camp after losing three sons, her husband, and her home during the war.

Funding cuts force WFP to drastically reduce lifesaving assistance in Gaza

October 19, 2026

WFP today announced that funding shortages have forced it to reduce food assistance in Gaza by around one-third.

WFP warns escalating Yemen conflict is cutting off life-saving assistance to city of Taiz

October 14, 2026

WFP warns escalating conflict in Yemen has cut off lifesaving aid to 800,000 people as insecurity severely restricts humanitarian access.

Displaced families return to their tents at Al-Firdous Camp

WFP warns hunger is surging in Yemen as conflict displaces thousands

October 2, 2026

WFP warns food insecurity is rising sharply in Yemen as conflict displaces families and limits humanitarian access.

World Food Programme scales up response in Yemen as fighting displaces thousands

September 17, 2026

Renewed fighting in Yemen is driving displacement and hunger. WFP is scaling up aid, but severe funding shortfalls could hamper the response.

A WFP staff member oversees the offloading of the Republic of Korea's rice shipment at the Port of Aden

What do disruptions in major trade routes mean for food security?

September 9, 2026

Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world.