Rohingya Crisis: A Firsthand Look Into The World’s Largest Refugee Camp
December 8, 2020
Hear one aid worker’s account of feeding a makeshift city of 1 million Rohingya refugees – and the new threats that loom.
WFP News
Topic: Conflict
Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and Content – December 10th
December 7, 2020
The Nobel recognition of the United Nations World Food Programme comes as famine again threatens millions of people, especially in four conflict-affected countries.
Here’s How U.N. Volunteers Help Us Feed Hungry People Around the World
December 4, 2020
More than 800 U.N. Volunteers have served with WFP in the past decade, helping us save lives in over 70 countries.
Window to Prevent Famine in Yemen Is Narrowing, UN Agencies Warn
December 3, 2020
Levels of hunger across the country are reaching record high levels. But we have prevented famine in Yemen before, and we can do it again.
US Against Hunger: As COVID-19 Has Intensified the Global Hunger Crisis, WFP’s Response Has Intensified to Match It
December 3, 2020
This is a “failure is not an option” moment. At a time when our own wellbeing is inextricably tied up with others’ around the globe, we will be better off only when others are, too.
WFP Appeals for Urgent Funding to Support Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan
November 20, 2020
More than 30,000 Ethiopians have crossed across into Sudan, fleeing conflict in their home region. We urgently need additional funding to save their lives.
Winning the Peace in Humanitarian Emergencies
November 20, 2020
Conflict, displacement, natural disasters: they’ve left 149 million people facing severe levels of hunger. Here’s why and how it happens.
Of Food, Life and Death: A Look Back at Mohamed’s Story
November 19, 2020
WFP cameraman Marco Frattini reflects on his experience documenting the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Meet SHERP: The All-Terrain Vehicle Helping WFP Save Lives in the Hardest-to-Reach Places
November 18, 2020
Meet the river fording, jungle trekking, all-terrain vehicle that’s helping WFP get food to people in the most remote places.
Op-Ed: We’ve Averted Famine in the Past — We Must Do It Again
November 18, 2020
In fragile and conflict-hit countries, it’s not the virus itself that will do most harm. It’s the missed vaccinations, the missed education and the missed daily wages that means a family can’t eat.
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