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.
WFP has provided food to the majority of people who have fled into Bangladesh over the last few weeks. Here's the latest.
In one of the most remote refugee camps in the world, WFP has introduced a smart new way to tackle food insecurity among refugees who lack access to land: Hydroponic agriculture.
WFP and UNICEF designed the simple yet innovative Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) to deliver urgently needed supplies to families in hard-to-reach areas.
What WFP Delivers: General Food Distribution
High-energy biscuits are wheat-based, ready-to-eat biscuits are fortified and shelf-stable, packing a nutrition-filled punch in emergencies.
Conflict drives 80 percent of the world’s humanitarian needs — and the crisis in South Sudan is no different.
U.N. World Food Programme operations to fight emergency famine is only 46 percent funded. You can help.
A shocking twenty million people around the world are currently fighting famine.
A behind-the-scenes look at how one coastal country is emerging out of crisis and confronting a future of climate change
"We do not have much food left now but at least we do know that some help will be on the way soon."
Because of funding shortfalls, we're forced to make impossible choices about who receives food in Yemen. But you can help.
What South Sudan Would Look Like Without WFP