Why Does Hunger Still Exist? And How Do We Solve It?
February 23, 2026
In our modern society, why are people still hungry? Even though there’s more than enough food to feed everyone, millions of people experience hunger.
WFP News
Topic: Conflict
WFP Intensifies Emergency Response as Conflict Escalates in Jonglei, South Sudan
February 19, 2026
WFP is scaling up its emergency response to reach people forced to flee spiraling conflict in South Sudan’s Jonglei state.
Joint UN Convoy Brings Vital Aid to Cut-off Communities in Sudan’s South Kordofan State
February 18, 2026
A UN interagency convoy has reached Dilling and Kadugli, South Kordofan, with lifesaving humanitarian supplies to assist over 130,000 people.
WFP Calls for Safe Humanitarian Access as Conflict Escalates in South Sudan’s Jonglei State
January 30, 2026
WFP is today on all parties to the conflict to urgently halt military operations, de-escalate the situation and allow safe humanitarian access to deliver lifesaving food assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan’s Jonglei State.
In 2025, WFP Continued to Save Lives and Support Millions Affected by Humanitarian Crises
January 27, 2026
WFP USA’s 2025 Statement of Impact highlights the growing global hunger crisis and how WFP responded throughout the year to deliver lifesaving assistance in some of the world’s most fragile contexts.Â
WFP Warns of Imminent Food Assistance Cuts in Nigeria as Violence and Hunger Surges Across the North
January 23, 2026
More than 1 million people in northeast Nigeria risk being cut off from emergency food and nutrition assistance.
WFP Scales up Operations in Gaza as Ceasefire Passes 100 Days
January 19, 2026
One hundred days into the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has significantly expanded its lifesaving operations across the Gaza Strip, reaching more than 1 million people each month.
Families in Sudan Pushed to the Brink Amidst Brutal Conflict and Famine as WFP Resources Dry Up
January 15, 2026
WFP is struggling to keep lifesaving emergency operations running. Sudan’s shows no signs of slowing down.
WFP Scaling up Assistance to People Displaced by Violence in Eastern DRC as Resources Risk Running Out
December 23, 2025
WFP is scaling up lifesaving assistance to more than 210,000 of the most vulnerable people displaced by the recent violence in eastern DRC.
U.N. Agencies Welcome News That Famine Has Been Pushed Back in Gaza, but Warn Fragile Gains Could Be Reversed
December 19, 2025
The latest IPC analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the October ceasefire and improved humanitarian and commercial access.
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