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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.

Why We Feed Futures: How Scarborough & Tweed Gives Back

March 22, 2019

Lisa McCullagh, president of Scarborough & Tweed, explains why her company gives back to WFP USA.

Food Aid: Cooking With Numbers

March 22, 2019

Arif Hussein, WFP chief economist, on why the metrics of access keep him up at night.

To End Hunger, Empower Women

March 20, 2019

“The gender disparity of hunger is unacceptable.” WFP USA’s CEO Rick Leach explains how empowering women is the solution to ending hunger worldwide.

Massive Cyclone Hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi

March 20, 2019

The cyclone that hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi has destroyed homes, schools, businesses and essential infrastructure. Survivors have lost everything and need our help.

10 Facts About Conflict & Hunger in Burundi

March 18, 2019

Here are 10 facts about Burundi and hunger to help you better understand the challenges and opportunities facing the nation.

Overcoming Poverty, Violence and a 6-Hour Walk to School

March 8, 2019

“We simply believe that girls have the right to an education and deserve to have their voices heard.” – Zack Fowler, Executive Director of WISER International

Six Women Leading the Fight Against Hunger

March 7, 2019

From nursing and tending chickens to farming and feeding 18 million school kids. Meet six women from Guatemala to Yemen who are fighting to end extreme poverty and hunger.