
Hunger-Fighting CEO A-peels to Common Sense After Duct-Tape Banana Goes Viral
On the heels of Giving Tuesday, World Food Program USA has launched a social media campaign that takes aim at the viral duct tape banana.

On the heels of Giving Tuesday, World Food Program USA has launched a social media campaign that takes aim at the viral duct tape banana.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a surge in its operations across Sudan, part of a scale-up effort to reach millions of people in the country’s most needy and isolated conflict areas.

This holiday season, World Food Program USA is honored to participate in the Light the World Giving Machines campaign, sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

WFP announced Antoni Porowski — culinary expert from the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series “Queer Eye,” New York Times bestselling author and executive producer and host of National Geographic’s upcoming docuseries “No Taste Like Home” — as their newest Goodwill Ambassador.

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report.

WFP warns that the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza could soon escalate into famine unless immediate action is taken.

WFP welcomes four awards totaling $110 million from USDA to support critical school meals programs across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Laos and Rwanda.

In recognition of World Food Day, World Food Program USA’s ERASE HUNGER ™ campaign announced that it has raised more than $1 million, providing more than four million school meals to students in need.

United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador, world-renowned athlete Ons Jabeur is visiting WFP and the Egyptian Government’s joint programs in Luxor and Cairo that are designed to address the impacts of climate change, improve access to education, increase nutrition awareness, and support women and youth empowerment.

WFP today welcomed a renewed commitment by G7 Agriculture Ministers to work towards greater food security and better nutrition globally, noting that 309 million people face acute hunger caused by conflict, economic upheaval and the climate crisis.