This Is the News That Caused Thousands of People to Give Over $3M Dollars in Just a Few Days

Here at World Food Program USA, we were blown away by the immediate show of support for the innocent people of Madagascar who are bearing the brunt of our climate crisis.

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For the Cost of Your Thanksgiving Dinner, You Can Feed a Hungry Child With School Meals for a Year

These seven food and hunger facts will make you do a double take the next time you tune into the Macy’s parade or push through the Black Friday crowds.  

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How to Find the Best Charities to Donate This Giving Tuesday

Here are six tips to help you find a charity to give to this season. And to no surprise, we’ll let you know exactly how World Food Program USA meets all the qualifications for the kind of organization you can trust with your hard-earned money.  

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Families Resort to Cooking Tree Leaves to Survive as Famine Looms Over Yemen

While Yemen’s crisis is complex, the effect of years of war on families like Abdullatif’s is clear. “I don’t care about my future now. What I care about now is how I can feed my kids,” said Abdullatif.

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Food, Feed & Fuel: What’s Behind the Recent Rise in Global Food Prices? 

What is driving the current rise in food prices and how does it affect the world’s most vulnerable people? 

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How Food Waste Affects World Hunger

Humans - and our food systems - waste a staggering amount of food. It’s a global mess, and one we need to face head on if we’re going to win the fight against hunger.

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WFP Chief Meets Families in Syria Struggling to Survive Deepening Hunger Crises

Some 12.4 million people -- almost 60 percent of the population -- are now hungry and do not know where their next meal will come from. This is the highest number ever recorded in the history of Syria.

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The Ruins of Roda’s Teashop: “Violence Destroyed My Hometown, My Shop… And Now There Is No Water”

When violence broke out in Roda's hometown of Gumuruk, the local market was stripped down with her teashop in tow. In one day, Roda lost all the investment that she had worked so hard to build over a year.

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Daniel Brühl Named Global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme

As conflict, climate change and the impact of the pandemic increase global hunger, Brühl joins the world’s largest humanitarian organization in its mission to reach a world with Zero Hunger.

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Why the U.N.’s ‘Code Red’ Climate Change Warning Is Already a Reality for Many

"People affected by the climate crisis do not have the luxury to wait until the world’s changed course on greenhouse gas emissions."

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Food Security Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Could Worsen in the Coming Months

New findings indicate the food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows little sign of abating and could worsen in the coming months without scaled-up assistance.

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Nearly 60% of the World’s Hungriest People Live in Just a Few Countries. Why?

Conflict is a vicious force, and one that's pushed innocent civilians to the most extreme levels of hunger imaginable. Nearly all of them live in the same places.

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