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 | May 23, 2025
Safe Access Needed to Deliver Food in Gaza

WFP and its partners must also be allowed to distribute wheat flour and food packages directly to families – the most effective way to prevent widespread starvation.

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Press Release | May 23, 2025
As More People Are Driven From Their Homes in DRC, Food Insecurity Worsens

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Press Release | May 22, 2025
Fresh Bread Returns to Gaza for the First Time in Over Two Months as Limited Supplies Reach Bakeries Overnight

A handful of bakeries in south and central Gaza, supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), have resumed bread production after dozens of trucks were finally able to collect cargo from the Kerem Shalom border crossing and deliver it overnight.

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Press Release | May 19, 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 | May 16, 2025
Acute Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Rose for Sixth Consecutive Year in World's Most Fragile Regions

Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024 in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) released today. 

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Press Release | May 12, 2025
Risk of Famine Across All of Gaza, New Report Says

Populations across the Gaza Strip are at risk of famine as fighting has surged again, border crossings are still closed and food is dangerously scarce.

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Press Release | May 09, 2025
WFP Warns of Deepening Hunger in West and Central Africa as Needs Reach New Highs

Conflict, displacement, economic deterioration and recurrent extreme weather in West and Central Africa are driving millions of people towards emergency levels of hunger.

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Press Release | Apr 25, 2025
WFP Runs out of Food Stocks in Gaza as Border Crossings Remain Closed

The World Food Programme has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza.

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Press Release | Apr 22, 2025
WFP Warns of Rising Hunger and Malnutrition in Ethiopia as Humanitarian Needs Outpace Resources

Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, WFP warned today.

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