Programs: Emergencies
Hunger is often the first emergency when catastrophe strikes. That’s why the United Nations World Food Programme is among the first humanitarian organizations on the ground to help hungry families in crisis.
We go to work at sunrise in the world’s worst hunger crises. Your dollar powers an international response that brings lifesaving food to 100,000,000 people every day.
From refugees to record-company mogul and Miss USA, Sal and Rima Slaiby tell us their stories and why they're supporting WFP USA.
A destructive tropical storm is pushing even more people into hunger in El Salvador. Here's how WFP is helping.
“I asked him how much he wanted to give,” his father Paul said about his son's gift, “and he told me to just take it all.”
Three months after Barron Segar joined WFP USA as president and CEO, disaster struck. COVID-19 hit and uprooted life as we knew. We spoke with him about how he's leading through unprecedented times.
The coronavirus could push 10 million more people into hunger across Latin America and the Caribbean. Here's how WFP plans to respond.
The socio-economic impact of coronavirus in East Africa and the Horn could kill more people than the pandemic itself.
It's part of a global hub-and-spokes flight system for medical and humanitarian supplies, transporting health workers to the front lines of the pandemic.
WFP is scaling up its work in Iraq to help refugees affected by the pandemic.
The CEOs of these global nonprofits urge the United States to increase its support of COVID-19 response efforts.
Marshall, the former Army Chief, knew full well the effects of war. He knew that humanitarian aid was necessary to build peace, establish freedom and prevent future wars.
With air travel at a standstill, how do frontline responders get the supplies they need? WFP's new network of logistic hubs will bridge the gap.