Special Interest: Food Security
For International Day of Education, we’re taking look at how new schools and hot meals are keeping students in the classroom – even after disaster strikes.
For International Day of Education, we sat down with our President and CEO Barron Segar to get an inside look at the importance of school meals and how the world’s largest humanitarian organization is supporting millions of schoolchildren.
As our news consumption becomes more curated and built to keep us scrolling, plugged in or exploring the metaverse, we all must challenge ourselves to keep the less fortunate in our hearts.
WFP is expanding its school meals program in Venezuela to reach more than 110,000 students and school staff in the northwest of the country, building on a pilot program that started in July 2021 in the state of Falcón.
WFFP today warned that its lifesaving food assistance operations in northern Ethiopia are about to grind to a halt because intense fighting has blocked the passage of fuel and food.
What if some of our goals not only benefited us personally, but also the world? Consider our recommendations for personal habits you can develop this year that also help people around the world who are hungry.
Pasteur's discovery revolutionized the food safety industry, extending the shelf life of foods and drinks kept in your refrigerator today.
WFP is serving hot meals today to 2,200 refugees affected by a large fire that damaged or destroyed at least 500 shelters in Camp 16 of the Kutupalong refugee settlement.
Three weeks after Super Typhoon Odette devastated a huge swathe of the Philippines, WFP is warning that nutrition and food security are at risk in communities in hard-hit areas unless immediate food needs are met soon.
The 24 hours drivers spent stranded on I-95 could be a lifetime in Ethiopia. Or Yemen. Or Guatemala. No food to eat and no prospect for progress cannot be an everyday commute for anyone, anywhere.
The Weeknd’s ambassadorship and advocacy has helped shed a global spotlight on the rising tide of global hunger and send relief to countries affected by conflict, like his parents’ home of Ethiopia.
Restoring ecosystems as natural shields against the effects of extreme weather is one of the best ways to protect both people and planet. In Madagascar, WFP is using plants to combat the dunes burying entire villages in sand.