Location: Middle East
It's remarkable what young ones can do with so little - especially when they're living on the frontlines of war and hunger.
Chef Majed fled Syria, was a refugee in Jordan and now is a successful chef at Foodhini, an online restaurant exclusively featuring immigrant and refugee chefs.
Some 12.4 million people -- almost 60 percent of the population -- are now hungry and do not know where their next meal will come from. This is the highest number ever recorded in the history of Syria.
Conflict is a vicious force, and one that's pushed innocent civilians to the most extreme levels of hunger imaginable. Nearly all of them live in the same places.
WFP Executive Director Beasley has urged the world to step up support for the people of Yemen, saying WFP food assistance in the country could soon start to run out.
After being friends, neighbors and farmers for years, five women in Tartous, Syria decided to come together and start their own business.
In honor of Grandparents’ Day, here are six stories of grandparents bringing joy, comfort and strength to their families.
Six years ago, in the middle of the Aegean Sea, Yusra Mardini tread water for her life. This summer, she swam as one of 29 athletes chosen to compete in Tokyo as members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic team.
As Lebanon walks the road to recovery from the Beirut blast, COVID-19, and ongoing financial crises, the U.N. World Food Programme has been and will continue to be there every step of the way to provide aid.
One year after the deadly blasts that rocked Beirut, WFP is now supporting one in six people in the country, more than at any time in its history.
Qatar’s support, part of which will go to WFP, is critical for staving off famine in Yemen and will save millions of lives.
Six years of conflict have taken a devastating toll on millions of Yemeni families, and now famine is a stark reality without urgently needed funding.