WFP has launched an emergency response in Myanmar as monsoon floods threaten to push vulnerable communities deeper into hunger.
UNHCR and WFP warn that funding shortfalls could cut lifesaving food and nutrition assistance for 650,000+ refugees and asylum seekers.
For families already struggling to find enough food, weather shocks from El Niño can quickly lead to extreme hunger. That’s why WFP prepared and acted early to protect communities. Â
WFP warns that El Niño could worsen food insecurity through 2027, threatening vulnerable communities and driving greater hunger worldwide.
The FAO and WFP have launched their first-ever Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal, seeking $202 million to protect nearly nine million people.
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 is sounding the alarm that its lifesaving emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia is at risk of stopping without new funding.
Executive Director Cindy McCain kicks off the agency’s 2026 efforts to push back on rising levels of extreme hunger.
WFP warns more than 17 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity this winter, as the scale and severity of hunger and malnutrition deepens.
One month after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, WFP has reached more than half a million people with emergency food assistance and is pivoting toward recovery.
