Bram Mussa Rescued Over 100 People With a Single Canoe
April 19, 2019
“The water level rose up to our elbows. My husband and I were carrying our children in our arms…We were trapped.”
WFP News
Topic: Natural Disasters & Preparedness
World Food Programme Executive Director Urges More Funding for Cyclone-Hit Mozambique
March 27, 2019
Almost 60 WFP staff have been deployed to Mozambique and 45 more are on the way. WFP requires $140 million to continue life-saving operations for the next three months.
Massive Cyclone Hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi
March 20, 2019
The cyclone that hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi has destroyed homes, schools, businesses and essential infrastructure. Survivors have lost everything and need our help.
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: One Year Later
September 19, 2018
More than 900,000 refugees still call Bangladesh home–one year after the majority fled escalating violence in western Myanmar.
Opinion: Investment in Food Security Is an Investment in Global Stability. Here’s Why.
August 13, 2018
WFP USA CEO Rick Leach and sr. director of public policy Chase Sova explain why unchecked food insecurity and growing poverty can produce deteriorating security and stability.
Historic U.N. Resolution Links Conflict and Hunger
May 25, 2018
In a historic unanimous vote, members of the U.N. Security Council recognized for the first time that armed conflict and violence are closely linked to food insecurity and the risk of famine currently threatening the lives of millions of people.
Protecting Rohingya Refugees, Come Rain or High Water
May 23, 2018
WFP engineers are in a race against time to create safe land in the world’s largest refugee camp where the most vulnerable will be relocated before the next crisis strikes.
New Crisis Looms for Rohingya Refugees on Grim Anniversary
March 5, 2018
The monsoon season sets new challenges for people living in camps on the Bangladesh border.
How Do You Stop a Slow-Motion Disaster?
August 1, 2017
A behind-the-scenes look at how one coastal country is emerging out of crisis and confronting a future of climate change
Increasing Urbanization Threatens Food Security In Africa
June 30, 2016
As humanitarian crises and climate change raise demands on urban areas, a host of interventions in Africa can help rural producers rise to the challenge
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