Almost overnight, Asia’s most fragile economy collapsed. For millions of people, WFP’s emergency food assistance has been a lifeline amidst chaos and uncertainty.
For International Day of Education, we’re taking look at how new schools and hot meals are keeping students in the classroom – even after disaster strikes.
For International Day of Education, we sat down with our President and CEO Barron Segar to get an inside look at the importance of school meals and how the world’s largest humanitarian organization is supporting millions of schoolchildren.
WFP is expanding its school meals program in Venezuela to reach more than 110,000 students and school staff in the northwest of the country, building on a pilot program that started in July 2021 in the state of Falcón.
The Weeknd’s ambassadorship and advocacy has helped shed a global spotlight on the rising tide of global hunger and send relief to countries affected by conflict, like his parents’ home of Ethiopia.
Improving the food security of families like Mohammed and Madina’s has contributed to peace and stability in the region, and is encouraging those who fled conflict to return to their villages.
After more than a decade of conflict, life is harder than ever for many Syrian families. 2021 saw the country’s already high levels of hunger dramatically increase to a staggering 12.4 million people – the highest number ever recorded.
WFP staff in Yemen, the Central Sahel and Sudan share their thoughts on what peace would mean for families caught in the crossfires of hunger and conflict.
Over the last five years, a new report found that an estimated 378,000 people have made the arduous trek from their homes in Central America across the border into the United States.
If you didn’t know us before, here are a few facts about the World Food Programme that might surprise you.
