For International Plastic Bag Free Day, Meet the Rohingya Refugees Upcycling Packaging and Hope

Through a upcycling centers in Bangladesh, Rohingya refuges are transforming packaging waste into useful products.

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Trouble in the Tropics: Climate Change, COVID-19 and the Relentless Cycle of Hunger

For International Day of the Tropics, we're taking a deeper look at how climate presents unique challenges for those living in the Dry Corridor and how WFP is helping to break the cycle of hunger. 

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United States Government Boosts Malawi and WFP’s Efforts to Achieve Zero Hunger

A $9.5 million contribution from USAID will help WFP to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable households in Malawi.

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The Invisible Crisis: WFP Chief Appeals for the World Not to Look Away as Families Starve in Madagascar

Back-to-back droughts in Madagascar have pushed communities right to the very edge of starvation. Families are suffering and people are already dying from severe hunger.

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WFP Says 41 Million People Now at Imminent Risk of Famine

New WFP analyses show that 41 million people are teetering on the very edge of famine in 43 countries and the slightest shock will push them over the precipice.

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Barren Farms, Violent Crime and No Jobs. Here’s What Most of Us Don’t Know About Migration

Today, the global spotlight on the Central American migration crisis has left many to question what the root causes are of the migration. We have some answers, and they all boil down to one thing: hunger.

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What Is the G7 and How Can It Help Solve the Global Hunger Crisis?

World leaders have a chance at this year’s G7 summit call for the funding, resources and policies to save millions of lives. Ahead of the summit, WFP is launching Five Calls to Action to address today’s record-high humanitarian needs.

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Climate Change Is Bad. But It’s Perfect for One Thing: Hunger

80% of the world’s hungry people live in areas prone to natural disasters and extreme weather, which creates exactly the right conditions for hunger to take hold. Here are the top five ways extreme weather leads to hunger.

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Climate Change, Food Security and Humanitarian Emergencies

Climate change is threatening our complex global food system which is already struggling to meet the needs of a growing and changing population.  

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Economic Empowerment of Rural Women Positively Impacts Social Norms

Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are pre-conditions for the eradication of poverty and hunger and are essential to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals.

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Birds, Bees and Bats: We Need an Environmental Intervention Today to Achieve Zero Hunger

We need biodiversity to sustain and expand the world’s food supply. To achieve zero hunger, our agricultural and food system interventions need to double as environmental interventions.

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You Should Know About What’s Happening in the Sahel and Why It’s Spiraling Out of Control

The Central Sahel is in crisis, yet "nobody is truly interested and everyone just stands by watching tragedy develop in front of our eyes,” says WFP's Margot van der Velden.

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