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Photo: AP/CARE/Josh Estey How Extreme Weather Is Pushing More People Into Hunger

The two devastating cyclones that have hit Mozambique in the space of just over a month seem to confirm something climate scientists have been saying for a while: the weather is becoming more unpredictable, and extreme events more frequent.

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Photo: WFP/Badre Bahaji Around the World in 1,000 Days

Good nutrition from conception to a child’s second birthday ensures a healthy start in life. Mothers — and fathers — across the globe share their experiences.

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Blow After Blow
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Blow After Blow

As Mozambique reels from the consequences of Cyclone Idai, Cyclone Kenneth hits the north of the country.

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Of Food, Life and Death - Yemen
Of Food, Life and Death - Yemen

Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. WFP cameraman Marco Frattini recently traveled to the country to document the human impact of its four-year civil war. What he saw is something he’ll never forget.

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