Here’s a Tribute to the Healing Heroes Working in the Toughest Places Around the World

It's International Nurses Day, and we're taking a moment to recognize some of the most crucial members of our global community. Meet the nurses working alongside WFP to save lives.

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What the “Hunger Season” Means for Farmers Fighting Famine

The hunger season can last for months, and it’s a particularly challenging time for subsistence farmers and their families, who solely rely on what they grow.

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Why Do Floods Follow Droughts? Look to the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Imagine waking up to a wave of water running across your floor and hearing your six children cry out in fear. This is what happened to Agan in Ethiopia when floods washed away everything she had.

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What Bettina Stix, Amazon’s Director of ‘Right Now Needs’ and Disaster Relief, Has to Say About Hurricanes

We sat down with Bettina Stix, Amazon’s Director of Right Now Needs and Disaster Relief, to learn more about Amazon’s priorities in their humanitarian work and what inspired their partnership with the U.N. World Food Programme.

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Aerial Assessments Help Timor-Leste Recover Following the Worst Floods in 40 Years

Torrential rains and flash floods from Cyclone Seroja hit the Timor-Leste in early April, leaving crops destroyed in six municipalities. WFP and its partners distributed life-saving relief materials to families affected by the floods within 48 hours.

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Scenes From a Looming Famine in Somalia

Somalia is once again on the brink of famine: A severe drought, rising food prices and violence has pushed the country to the edge.

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Celebrating Ramadan in Yemen: “the Graveyard for the Living”

Seven incredible women share their experiences of extreme hardship during Ramadan in war-torn Yemen.

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Scale of Acute Hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “Staggering,” FAO, WFP Warn

One in three people in the DRC are suffering from acute hunger. This makes the central African country home to the highest number of people in urgent need of food security assistance in the world.

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Superstar The Weeknd Donates 2 Million Meals to Hungry People in Ethiopia Through the United Nations World Food Programme

Superstar Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, has just given $1 million dollars to the United Nations World Food Programme. "I encourage those who can to please give as well,” he said.

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WFP Seeks $170 Million to Respond to Food Security Emergency in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

WFP has sent emergency food to people in Tigray but urgently needs $170M to meet critical food and nutrition gaps over the next six months.

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WFP Response to Devastating Fire in Rohingya Refugee Camp in COX’s Bazaar

The U.N. World Food Programme is working tirelessly to assist people in need following the devastating fire outbreak that tore through four settlements in the Kutupalong Mega Camp in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. Our frontline staff in the camps reported horrific scenes of devastation, destruction and despair.

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Ten Years on, War-Ravaged Syrians Grapple With Their Worst Hunger Crisis Yet

After a decade of upheaval, conflict and displacement, Syrians are facing the worst humanitarian conditions since the start of the crisis. We cannot forget them.

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