
Pope Leo XIV at WFP: ‘Food is a fundamental human right’
Pope Leo XIV urged action on hunger, calling food a fundamental human right and warning conflict is driving food insecurity worldwide.

Pope Leo XIV urged action on hunger, calling food a fundamental human right and warning conflict is driving food insecurity worldwide.

New analysis from WFP shows that the fallout from the conflict is already having deep and long-lasting effects.

World Food Program USA’s Spring Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from January to May 2026 and how WFP responded during tough times.

WFP teams in eastern DRC share how they move health workers, supplies and food to combat Ebola and growing food insecurity.

WFP warns that Lebanon faces a deepening humanitarian crisis as displacement grows and food insecurity worsens.

WFP has scaled up its emergency response in Akobo, South Sudan, delivering vital food and nutrition aid to people facing catastrophic hunger.

A summary of remarks from WFP Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth on the ongoing crisis in Somalia.

Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave nearly 19.5 million people – two out of every five people in Sudan – facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity.

Mothers and children in Afghanistan are hardest hit by a growing malnutrition crisis, as multiple crises converge.

A sharp escalation in violence has reversed recent food security gains in Lebanon and pushed the country back into crisis.