News & Stories

Here are the latest stories of hunger and hope from around the world. Our blogs and press releases bring you updates from the frontlines of the planet’s worst hunger crises. Use the filters to sort by region or topic and share your reactions with us @WFPUSA.

Press Release | Apr 09, 2025
Hunger Hotspots in South Sudan at Tipping Point as Food Insecurity Nears Record Levels

Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as conflict escalates and hunger nears record levels, WFP warned today.

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Press Release | Apr 08, 2025
World Food Program USA Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies

Amid growing hunger crises, shrinking global humanitarian budgets, and the rise of crypto philanthropy, WFP USA today announced it is now accepting over 80 types of cryptocurrencies.

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Press Release | Apr 03, 2025
WFP Delivers Aid to Hardest-Hit Areas in Earthquake-Stricken Myanmar

Within 48 hours of the powerful earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, WFP began emergency food distributions to affected communities.

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Press Release | Apr 03, 2025
World Food Program USA and Starbucks Coffee Company Partner to Boost Food Security of Guatemala’s Coffee Farmers

WFP USA and Starbucks Coffee Company are pleased to announce a new collaboration in support of a WFP initiative to improve the resilience, food security, and nutrition of coffee-growing communities in Guatemala, connected to Starbucks supply chain.  

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Press Release | Mar 31, 2025
World Food Program USA Announces Urgent $25 Million Emergency Relief Fund to Help Fill WFP’s Global Humanitarian Funding Shortfall Before It’s Too Late 

In response to an urgent funding shortfall warning from WFP last week, World Food Program USA today launched the Emergency Hunger Relief Fund.

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Press Release | Mar 28, 2025
Myanmar Earthquake: WFP Ready to Assist

In the wake of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, WFP is working to understand the current needs of affected communities and stands ready to support.

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Press Release | Mar 28, 2025
Tens of Millions at Risk of Extreme Hunger and Starvation as Unprecedented Funding Crisis Spirals

WFP warned today that 58 million people risk losing lifesaving assistance in the agency’s 28 most critical crisis response operations unless new funding is received urgently.

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Press Release | Mar 27, 2025
Conflict and Rising Food Prices Drive Congolese Into One of the World's Worst Food Crises According to New IPC Data

FAO and WFP today announced that new data from the latest IPC analysis reveals the highest number ever recorded of acutely food insecure populations in the DRC.

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Press Release | Mar 27, 2025
Hunger Looms Again in Gaza as WFP Food Stocks Begin to Run Out

Hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are again at risk of extreme hunger and malnutrition as humanitarian food stocks in the Strip dwindle and borders remain closed to aid.

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