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.
The Final Delivery
We introduce you to five Mozambicans who recount how their lives intertwined with a historic humanitarian crisis that left WFP with no choice but to sound the alarm.
Chase Sova, WFP USA sr. director of public policy, argues that we need fresh insight into the relationship between hunger and instability.
Conflict and Famine
In South Sudan, the combined effects of civil war and drought have left nearly 5 million people food-insecure.
In a country where 90 percent of food was imported even before the conflict began, the devastation is especially evident in the youngest children.
Famine is manmade, deadly and entirely preventable. But around the world, it's still the most disastrous form of prolonged, widespread hunger. You can help.
We introduce you to five Mozambicans who recount how their lives intertwined with a historic humanitarian crisis that left WFP with no choice but to sound the alarm.
Almost four years after civil war broke out, we reflect on the stories dispatched from the world's youngest nation — South Sudan.
Meet Fadl and Aisha: two Yemeni parents struggling to provide the bare necessities for their brood of five children.
Last month WFP reached some 2.7 million people with lifesaving food assistance across South Sudan.
More than six million people across Syria have fled their homes yet remain within its borders. Here’s how the World Food Programme (WFP) is making sure nutritious food remains within reach.