Here Are Five Crucial Things to Know About Famine in South Sudan
February 20, 2017
War and a collapsing economy have left tens of thousands facing starvation in parts of South Sudan. Here’s what you need to know.
WFP News
Topic: Emergencies
A Love Story That Is Feeding the World
February 10, 2017
Lovebirds Poonam Kaushal and Nishkaam Mehta are getting hitched this Valentine’s Day. They’ve teamed up with friends, family and people like you to create the most unconventional wedding gift—with the help of the world’s first hunger-fighting smartphone app.
Facebook Live from Nigeria
January 29, 2017
Many children in northeast Nigeria are suffering from malnutrition after losing access to food since fleeing the violent campaign of Boko Haram. Watch this Facebook live stream from an internally displaced persons camp outside Maiduguri to see how the World Food Programme (WFP) is screening and tackling malnutrition.
America’s Incredible Legacy of Fighting Global Hunger
January 18, 2017
Ash Koseiwicz, WFP USA sr. communications manager, explains America’s incredible legacy of fighting global hunger.
Hunger as a Weapon of War
December 23, 2016
WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousins urges us to keep our eyes on Syria, because hundreds of thousands of inaccessible civilians are still shut off from humanitarian assistance.
6 Things To Know About The Drought In Southern Madagascar
December 22, 2016
A three-year drought intensified by El Niño has pushed millions of families across southern Africa—including Madagascar—into hunger.
Reuniting After Escaping ISIS
December 16, 2016
On the front lines of war and hunger in Iraq, the military offensive to reclaim the city of Mosul from ISIS has caused tens of thousands of families to flee. Hear one aid worker’s account of how this displacement has led to an unlikely reunion with loved ones — and food — after years of separation and hunger.
Handing Over the Mic to Haitian Voices After Matthew
November 4, 2016
When Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti last month, the storm ravaged its southern coast and left hundreds of thousands of families without food, shelter and clean water. But its devastation only tells part of the story.
Child Malnutrition Rates Are Spiking in Yemen, But You Can Help
October 28, 2016
In hard-to-reach areas of the war-torn state, children are suffering from a level of malnutrition that has left almost half of all children countrywide “irreversibly stunted.”
This World Food Day, Stop to Think About a Changing Climate
October 14, 2016
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