Humanitarian Crisis Looms in Southern Madagascar as Drought and Pandemic Double Number of Hungry People

With malnutrition rates spiraling and children forced to beg to help their families eat, urgent action is needed to prevent a crisis.

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Funds for Emergency Food Assistance Run Dry as Millions Face Hunger Season in Zimbabwe

The ‘lean’ season risks pushing some 6.9 million people - nearly half of the country's population - into hunger by its March peak.

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WFP Chief Urges World to Use Its Wealth to Prevent Famine in Nobel Acceptance Speech

This Nobel Peace Prize is more than a thank you. It is a call to action as 270 million people march toward starvation. 

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U.S. Government Supports WFP to Tackle Hunger and Boost the Livelihoods of Vulnerable Communities in Malawi

Fish farming, micro-irrigation and flood-control barriers: we're working with communities in Malawi to make sure they can feed themselves and withstand climate shocks.

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Here’s How U.N. Volunteers Help Us Feed Hungry People Around the World

More than 800 U.N. Volunteers have served with WFP in the past decade, helping us save lives in over 70 countries.

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US Against Hunger: As COVID-19 Has Intensified the Global Hunger Crisis, WFP’s Response Has Intensified to Match It

This is a “failure is not an option” moment. At a time when our own wellbeing is inextricably tied up with others' around the globe, we will be better off only when others are, too.

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Winning the Peace in Humanitarian Emergencies

Conflict, displacement, natural disasters: they’ve left 149 million people facing severe levels of hunger. Here's why and how it happens.

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U.N. World Food Programme Mobilizes Resources for Hurricane Iota Landfall

In Nicaragua, some 80,000 families are at risk. We have shipped drinking water, storage containers, and 275 metric tons of rice, beans and vegetable oil in response.

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Hurricane Eta Leaves Millions in Central America Needing Urgent Food Assistance

Eta arrived at the worst time, making life harder for millions of people already hard hit by years of erratic weather and the socioeconomic crisis COVID-19 caused.

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Urgent Need to Strengthen Food Systems as Multiple Crises Drive Up Numbers of Hungry People in Sudan

The number of acutely hungry people in the world may increase by more than 100 million this year, and some countries could be headed for famine.

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WFP Expands Assistance to Families Struggling in Flood-Devastated Regions of Sudan

The flooding is the worst Sudan has seen in nearly a century. We're scaling up to help thousands of devastated families across the country.

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Urgent International Support Needed to Prevent Millions of Desperate Zimbabweans Plunging Deeper Into Hunger

“The COVID pandemic risks even wider and deeper desperation,” said Eddie Rowe, WFP’s Country Director. “We must all do our utmost to prevent this tragedy turning into a catastrophe.”

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