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 them before, here are a few facts about the World Food Programme that might surprise you.
WFP’s meals initiative benefits the local economy, creating a domino effect of hope that touches lives from producer to consumer.
Senator Robert Dole, who died today at the age of 98, left behind an extraordinary record of contributions to the United States and to the world.
Today, as we mourn Senator Dole, we draw on his inspiration to do everything we can for as long as it takes to ensure that all people have the food they deserve.
There was a time when Immaculée Mukarusanga relied on farming just to feed her two teenage daughters. Now, thanks to the Farm to Market Alliance, she grows enough beans, corn and potatoes to sell at her local markets and could afford a cow.
For 60 years, the U.N. World Food Programme has worked on the front lines of the world’s worst crises, doing whatever it takes to deliver lifesaving food.
WFP has provided the Ghana School Feeding Programme with tablets to digitize the monitoring of the school feeding program.
