Special Interest: Emergency Response
The United Nations World Food Programme’s emergency response to the Syria crisis is its largest and most complex operation to date.
When it comes to hunger and poverty, climate change isn’t one problem—it’s many problems.
Welcome to WFP’s recipe series exploring the culinary treasures and cooking abilities of refugees who benefit from the agency’s cash and vouchers program, an initiative that allows families to buy fresh, local ingredients to cook traditional dishes. Thirty-six-year-old Priscilla and her husband, Wellington, are subsistence farmers in the village of Sasula in central Zimbabwe. They live with Priscilla’s 92-year-old grandmother, her sister and […]
This Thanksgiving, we’re celebrating how the Greatest Generation tackled global hunger in the autumn of 1947. That year, concerned citizens across the U.S. started the tradition of setting aside a plate at their Thanksgiving tables for a “silent guest,” one of the world’s hungry.
A panel of experts specializing in international affairs, humanitarian aid, development and security came together to propose fresh perspectives and solutions.
Hunger has stolen hope inside Syria. Starvation is used a weapon in the war that always hits children - the most innocent - the hardest.
South Sudan is a nation in conflict. To make sure vulnerable communities receive the nutrition they need, WFP’s logistics experts are exploring new ways to delivering hope via airdrop.
In the past 25 years, the number of undernourished people has dropped by 216 million. Yet there is still a huge opportunity to reach more hungry families.
When disaster strikes, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) immediately mobilizes a response team to reach survivors in need. As the logistics arm of the U.N., WFP staffers are among the first on the ground to deliver life-saving food assistance—and hope—to families during times of crisis. Now, thanks to Bank of America’s support, WFP’s […]
Last week the government of Yemen abruptly collapsed as rebels and militants continue to gain power—creating a hotspot for terrorism and violence.
We've launched an operation to provide blankets, coats, scarves and gloves for thousands of Syrian children living in refugee camps in Jordan.
CBS Correspondent Scott Pelley traveled to the field to see the U.N. World Food Programme's work in and around Syria.