Islamic Relief USA CEO Ahmed Shehata and World Food Program USA President and CEO Barron Segar reflect on the values that unite their organizations, the importance of World Humanitarian Day and the hope they find in people coming together to serve communities around the world. Â
Refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan face severe hunger as funding shortfalls threaten critical food and nutrition assistance.
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.
WFP is supporting Nepal’s response to devastating floods and landslides with food assistance, logistics support and emergency aid.
Disaster is intensifying hunger and displacement. WFP is prepared to scale up emergency assistance where it is needed most.
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. Â
WFP is scaling up food assistance and emergency support in Venezuela after devastating earthquakes struck the country’s northwest.
WFP is on the ground in Venezuela, providing logistics and food assistance as part of the broader humanitarian response, following two massive back-to-back earthquakes that struck the northwestern part of the country.
Pope Leo XIV urged action on hunger, calling food a fundamental human right and warning conflict is driving food insecurity worldwide.
World Food Program USA’s Spring Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from January to May 2026 and how WFP responded during tough times.
