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THE WORLD IS HUNGRIER THAN EVER

The war in Ukraine is compounding already devastating hunger crises in places like South Sudan. We urgently need your support today.

Saving Lives. Changing Lives.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been on the frontlines of the world’s worst hunger crises, fighting hunger and famine since 1962. Right now we’re taking on our largest scale-up ever, providing lifesaving meals to 152 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in more than 120 countries and territories this year.

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Emergencies

When conflict erupts or natural disaster strikes, WFP is there. It feeds families on the front lines of our planet’s most dangerous and complicated crises.

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WFP's Programs

Sending emergency relief. Providing school meals. Helping small-scale farmers. WFP is providing solutions to help the world’s hungriest people.

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Refugees and IDPs face some of the toughest challenges imaginable in their search for stability. One of the worst is hunger.

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Photo: WFP/Antoine Vallas/2022 First WFP Vessel Leaves Ukraine, Boosting Efforts to Get Food Supplies to People Threatened by Famine

The first shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain bound for WFP's humanitarian response left Ukraine’s Yuzhny port yesterday, marking another important milestone in getting Ukrainian grain back into global markets.

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Photo: WFP/Theresa Piorr/2022 One Year Later: WFP Continues to Help Haitian Communities Recover From a Devastating Earthquake

One year after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, WFP continues to help communities to rebuild their lives and be better prepared for future disasters

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