Famine Archives - World Food Program USA

The Caribbean

Extreme weather events and rising prices are driving hunger in the Caribbean. Families urgently need food.

WFP Ramps up Lifesaving Food Assistance as Hurricane Melissa Leaves a Path of Devastation Across the Caribbean

As the full extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction emerges, WFP is intensifying relief efforts in the hardest hit areas.

Fill the Silence

Our fellow humans are brimming with innate, limitless potential. All they need is food to achieve it.

Ashley Park

Tony, Grammy, and Critics Choice award nominee Ashley Park advocates for Zero Hunger as a Goodwill Ambassador for the World Food Programme.

People fleeing violence in El Fasher, arrive in Tawila

Famine Conditions Confirmed in Sudan’s El Fasher and Kadugli, but Hunger and Malnutrition Ease Where Conflict Subsides

November 4, 2025

In conflict hit locations in Sudan that have been largely cut off from humanitarian assistance or under siege, famine has now taken hold.

How WFP Continues to Save Lives as Global Hunger Rises

October 2, 2025

World Food Program USA’s Fall Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from May to September 2025 and how the World Food Programme (WFP) responded.

Famine

June 4, 2025

Famine is manmade, deadly and entirely preventable. We’ve stopped famine before, and with your help we can stop it again.

What Causes Famine in the World?

July 7, 2021

Famine is a form of widespread hunger, and by the time famine is officially declared, it’s too late: tens of thousands are already dying of starvation.

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