For families already struggling to find enough food, weather shocks from El Niño can quickly lead to extreme hunger. That’s why WFP prepared and acted early to protect communities. Â
(WFP) is warning today that the total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers in 2026 if the escalation in the Middle East continues to destabilize the world’s economy.
In our modern society, why are people still hungry? Even though there’s more than enough food to feed everyone, millions of people experience hunger.
We recently sat down with Nikki Clifton, president of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, to discuss our partnership, the importance of logistics in emergencies and how each of us can help build a world without hunger. Â
World Food Program USA provided $3.9 million to sustain WFP’s school meals program in Afghanistan. To learn more about the impact of our grant amidst rising hunger in the country, we spoke with WFP Country Director John Aylieff.
WFP today launched a regional innovation hub in Dakar to accelerate the development of sustainable, locally led solutions in addressing hunger and malnutrition in West and Central Africa.
College students across the nation are taking actions to help end world hunger through World Food Program USA’s Zero Hunger Generation (ZHG). See how one ZHG member is making a global impact on the fight against hunger with Freerice.Â
It’s vital that we do all that we can to build peace by ending hunger. But as wars continue and peace eludes the hungry, WFP, our partners and supporters will be there, continuing our work for as long as we’re needed.
Food is a universal human need. We depend on each other to grow, transport, store and cook the food we need to survive. This interconnectedness binds us across countries, generations, cultures and beliefs.Â
An estimated 8.2% of the global population experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5% in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, according to this year’s The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report.
