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The Caribbean

Extreme weather events and rising prices are driving hunger in the Caribbean. Families urgently need food.

WFP Ramps up Lifesaving Food Assistance as Hurricane Melissa Leaves a Path of Devastation Across the Caribbean

As the full extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction emerges, WFP is intensifying relief efforts in the hardest hit areas.

Fill the Silence

Our fellow humans are brimming with innate, limitless potential. All they need is food to achieve it.

Ashley Park

Tony, Grammy, and Critics Choice award nominee Ashley Park advocates for Zero Hunger as a Goodwill Ambassador for the World Food Programme.

When Refugees Rebuild Their Lives, WFP is There

June 25, 2018

Fleeing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Yemeni refugees are rebuilding their lives in Djibouti through food and a new sense of independence.

Historic U.N. Resolution Links Conflict and Hunger

May 25, 2018

In a historic unanimous vote, members of the U.N. Security Council recognized for the first time that armed conflict and violence are closely linked to food insecurity and the risk of famine currently threatening the lives of millions of people.

Starting Anew in Raqqa

May 23, 2018

Syrians are returning to a liberated city in ruins. Learn what the World Food Programme (WFP) is doing to help them rebuild their lives.

Yemen: The Invisible Children like Shahd

May 9, 2018

Just 11-months-old, Shahd was being admitted for a second time to the World Food Programme (WFP)’s nutrition treatment center in Hodeidah, Yemen.

Braving the Cold in Syria

April 20, 2018

Tens of thousands of newly displaced Syrians from Eastern Ghouta are relocating to makeshift shelters and camps that are struggling to absorb the arrival of more families in need.

‘I discovered a new world’ when I became a Storyteller

April 11, 2018

3 women, 3 very different stories, 1 training program—giving vulnerable young people a voice.

2 years. 100,000 people. 309 airdrops.

March 28, 2018

2 years. 100,000 people. 309 airdrops.

3 Years of War in Yemen

March 27, 2018

As families stand on the brink of famine, new data shows a 15 percent increase in the number of hungry people who suffer from severe hunger worldwide.