Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies.
The World Food Program USA community is deeply saddened to learn of the death of former United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director James T. Morris.
As the world grapples with impacts of climate change, the United Nations World Food Programme, University of Oxford Physics Department and IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre join together to revolutionize early warning and weather forecasting.
The latest food security assessment on Gaza confirms WFP’s concerns about the ongoing levels of severe hunger across the Gaza Strip and shows the critical importance of sustained access to all areas of Gaza.
WFP is ramping up its lifesaving food and nutrition assistance program in West and Central Africa, targeting 7.3 million people during the ongoing June-August lean season, when food stocks run out and hunger peaks.
Today, 10 international teams — comprising the brightest minds in computer science, data analytics and economics — presented their innovations for eradicating hunger during a pitch event hosted by the United Nations World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator and World Food Program USA at Google’s campus.
Deep social inequality, violence and low wages are driving people into hunger in El Salvador. The U.N. World Food Programme is addressing these challenges and helping communities build long-term food security.
The United Nations World Food Programme is urgently expanding its emergency food and nutrition assistance in war-torn Sudan amid the looming threat of famine, as conditions for civilians deteriorate and fighting intensifies in battle zones like El Fasher and Khartoum
More than 30 million people across Southern Africa have been affected by a severe drought. Millions could be pushed into acute hunger unless support is urgently mobilized to scale before the next lean season, warn the United Nations and partners.
GENEVA/NEW YORK/ROME: Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children
