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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.

On The Hill: Why Food Security Matters

March 14, 2018

Speaking before the U.S. Senate, the head of WFP highlighted the link between global food security and national security.

Honoring Sandy Berger’s Legacy with the Global Humanitarian Award

February 10, 2018

World Food Program USA honored Samuel “Sandy” Berger with the inaugural Global Humanitarian Award.

Celebrating a True American Hero

January 17, 2018

WFP USA CEO Rick Leach honors Senator Bob Dole as he receives the Congressional Gold Medal.

U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Jerry Moran Receive McGovern-Dole Award From WFP USA

October 5, 2017

The annual award ceremony honors bipartisan U.S. leadership in the fight to end global hunger.

Trump’s Budget Takes U.S. Leadership Backwards

May 31, 2017

Trump’s Budget Takes U.S. Leadership Backwards

Simulating Zero Hunger: How Students Are Tackling SDG2

March 2, 2017

Graduate students participated in a global competition designed to simulate the challenges and competing interests that confront policymakers every day.

Famine in South Sudan: A Turning Point in Global Food Security

February 28, 2017

Famine in South Sudan: A Turning Point in Food Security

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.

Why the Global Food Security Act is Important in the Fight Against Hunger

July 15, 2016

On July 6, 2016 the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 1252, the Global Food Security Act (GFSA), by a vote of 369 to 53. Its passage signals a consequential bipartisan victory in the fight to end global hunger.