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We Go Where Others Can't

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been on the front lines of the world’s worst hunger crises and famines since 1962, and we’re scaling up to reach 138 million of the world’s most vulnerable people this year.

Emergencies

60 percent of the world's hungry live in just eight countries. Here are the top six.

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Drivers of Hunger

Conflict, extreme weather, natural disasters and extreme poverty. Ending hunger is a big challenge, but together it's solvable.

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Who WFP Serves

From displaced families and schoolchildren to subsistence farmers and refugees, we deliver over 4 million tons of food to nearly 138 million people each year.

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WFP's Programs

From emergency relief and immediate food assistance to long-term agriculture training and school meals programs, we’re helping people build resilience and overcome the ravages of hunger.

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Food WFP Delivers

See the different kinds of food WFP delivers to hungry families across the globe.

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Where WFP Works

WFP feeds more than 100 million people in more than 80 countries worldwide.

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Want to see what happens at WFP when a disaster strikes?

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See Our Work in Action

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Women face enormous obstacles, yet they are growing crops, delivering medical care, becoming teachers and providing for their families in situations we can hardly imagine.

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Photo: WFP/Mehedi Rahman Mustering Hope to Reduce Global Hunger in 2021

WFP never abandons hope. We're applying it in spades to roll back one of the most severe hunger catastrophes in our six decades of existence.

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Photo: Unsplash/Tarryn Myburgh Top 7 Ways to Make Better New Year’s Resolutions and Help Fight Hunger

Imagine if your New Year's resolutions could help save lives - like those of the millions of people worldwide who go to bed hungry every night.

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