Location: Asia
Countries across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia could be crushed under the weight of famine during the pandemic. Here's what WFP wants to do to help.
A shipment of rice and lentils has arrived to Laos from the US: the donation will feed kids in Laos once schools reopen in September.
WFP has teamed up with the Bangladeshi Government to make sure kids missing school meals during COVID-19 shutdowns are getting the nutrition they need.
Three Afghans share their stories of getting help from WFP. They're the reason funding is needed to survive the pandemic.
This women's history month, Rohingya women share their stories of feeding their families under the most extreme conditions imaginable. How will history remember them?
Standing in a doorway to the alley, Shrity brushes her teeth before sitting on the bed she shares with three other people. Here, she finishes her homework and eats a quick meal of rice and lentils before walking the littered streets to school.
The sheer scale and complexity of the challenges in Africa and other regions will stretch the resources and capacity of WFP and other agencies to the limit.
Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of acute malnutrition in the world. SUN BN - a global network spanning 41 countries - aims to reduce malnutrition in all its forms through investment, innovation and sustainable actions.
Under a partnership with IOM and UNHCR, WFP has built 50,000 sqm of new roads, repaired 85,000 sqm of existing roads and stabilized 280,000 sqm of slopes.
For millions of girls around the world, going to school is anything but guaranteed. These two projects are making education a reality for hundreds of them.
With more than 700 rivers, Bangladesh is increasingly seeing the impact of climate change. To help, 5,000 households have now received $53 through an innovative forecast-based financing project.
With an investment of $72 million, the Government is set to reach 100,000 women with livelihood training, behavior change education and food assistance.