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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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All Eyes on Idlib

September 6, 2018

The United Nations is warning of a potential “humanitarian catastrophe” in the last major rebel stronghold in the Syrian civil war involving tens of thousands of civilians.

Back to School Supply: High-Energy Biscuits and Date Bars

August 23, 2018

In March 2018, a school meals program was restarted inside Yemen to give children new hope within the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Back to School Supply: Date Bars and Milk

August 23, 2018

Since 2014, school meals inside Syria have restored a sense of normalcy for hundreds of thousands of children trapped by war.

World Humanitarian Day 2018: Celebrate Heroes

August 19, 2018

Every year on August 19th, the world pays tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service. Meet five humanitarians with the World Food Programme (WFP) who are fighting to make the world a better place.

Swipe for Life

August 15, 2018

WFP provides e-cards for displaced families, allowing them to purchase the kind of food they need with dignity and choice.

Hunger and Hope in Yemen

August 13, 2018

In July 2018, a World Food Programme (WFP) communications team found their way inside Yemen to document the hunger crisis in areas that rarely see the light of day.

Peak Displacement in Syria

July 20, 2018

Halfway through the year, an alarming number of families have newly fled their homes for safety, making the World Food Programme’s (WFP) efforts to deliver food and nutrition assistance a matter of life and death.

Why Conflict and Hunger Have the World’s Attention

July 13, 2018

This past May, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution officially recognizing the link between conflict and hunger for the first time

When food and music change lives

July 12, 2018

Mustafa Alsagheer sold his most prized possession to save his daughter’s life. But as health care bills mounted, his family’s livelihood was left hanging in the balance.

Children Sleeping in Open Air

June 29, 2018

Escalating violence in southern Syria continues to displace families from their homes.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

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