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.
In the spring of 2018, WFP relaunched its school meals program in Yemen, providing children with the nourishment they need to survive and thrive.
WFP cameraman Marco Frattini shares his experience visiting the children and families who have become innocent victims of Yemen’s war.
The five main causes of hunger in Yemen are interrelated, each one prolonging the others. Here’s what you need to know about them and how you can help.
A look at what 2018 meant for the World Food Programme (WFP) and the millions of people it serves.
After four years of conflict and destruction, Yemen is teetering on the brink of famine. It's the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet.
Recently, WFP broke through barriers to reach Rukban, an isolated Syrian settlement, with lifesaving food and supplies.
As peace talks stall to end the world's worst humanitarian crisis, a ship of hope—supported by U.S. wheat—tells an inspiring story about why American support for the people of Yemen right now matters so much. Ann Nallo reports.
Yemen has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The situation is dire, and if things don’t change soon, it will get worse.
WFP’s Yemen country director, Stephen Anderson, talks about his experience on the ground in Yemen. He shares the stories of Yemenis struggling to feed their families.
On Friday, Sept. 7, nearly 500 top business and policy leaders gathered in Minneapolis for the Economic Club of Minnesota’s Food Security Summit.
More than 900,000 refugees still call Bangladesh home--one year after the majority fled escalating violence in western Myanmar.
For the last six months, humanitarian organizations like WFP have delivered aid inside South Sudan, where 60 percent of its unpaved roads have disappeared.