Meet Abeer, Ghada, Heyam, Radha and Samira: Five Entrepreneurs Breaking the Glass Ceiling With Fresh Vegetables in Syria

After being friends, neighbors and farmers for years, five women in Tartous, Syria decided to come together and start their own business.

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First Humanitarian Flight to Kabul Since Taliban Takeover Marks Turning Point in Crisis

UNHAS has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian responders and much-needed relief items to reach desperate Afghans in multiple locations across the country.

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With Loving, Tender Care: A Tribute to Grandparents on the Frontlines of the Fight Against Childhood Hunger

In honor of Grandparents’ Day, here are six stories of grandparents bringing joy, comfort and strength to their families.  

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“This New Lifestyle Gives Me Nothing but Great Joy”: Literacy Training Sets Women on the Write Track in the DRC

For International Literacy Day, meet Furaha: a farmer in the DRC who created a new life for her family thanks to literacy training through the WFP and FAO.

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Afghanistan: WFP Remains Standing – a Fortress Against Hunger

Just like the Citadel of Herat, the U.N. World Food Programme remains standing — a fortress against hunger. We will stand with the Afghan people, for however long they will need us.

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WFP Expands Emergency Response as up to 7 Million People Face Hunger Crisis in Northern Ethiopia

Time is running out for millions across Northern Ethiopia. This momentum must be sustained to save millions from falling deeper into hunger.

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US Against Hunger

The US Against Hunger series explores key drivers of food insecurity including conflict, gender inequality, climate change and food waste.

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Events

Join our next event to meet the men and women who are leading the humanitarian fight to end world hunger.

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Afghanistan: WFP Continues to Deliver as Winter and Humanitarian Crisis Loom

We have only a few short weeks to secure the necessary funding and get food in place before mountain passes are blocked by snow

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Fighting Hunger With Peanuts, Potassium & Plumpy’Sup

Thanks to peanuts, this pre-packaged, ready-to-eat food doesn't require water or cooking and it's saving lives around the world.

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For the Sake of Every Afghan We Now Hope for a Peaceful Transition

For the sake of every Afghan girl and boy, woman and man, we now hope for a peaceful transition. We need WFP and other humanitarian agencies to continue their vital work, to reach those who are most in need.

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Statement from World Food Program USA President and CEO on Afghanistan

Through our commitment to Afghanistan, we will do everything we can to reach vulnerable families in their time of great need.

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