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Special Interest: Climate Change
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.
Rethinking Packaging, Reducing Waste
What does waste and environmental sustainability look like for the world’s largest humanitarian organization?
The Dry Corridor in Central America
The Dry Corridor in Central America is experiencing one of the worst droughts of the last ten years with over 1.4 million people in need of food assistance. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua are the most vulnerable countries.
Blow After Blow
As Mozambique reels from the consequences of Cyclone Idai, Cyclone Kenneth hits the north of the country.
Erratic Weather Patterns in the Central American Dry Corridor Leave 1.4 Million People in Urgent Need of Food Assistance
Prolonged droughts followed by heavy rain have destroyed more than half of the corn and bean crops that subsistence farmers rely on to survive.
How ‘Rural Revitalization’ Could End Hunger
We need “a systemwide transformation” in the way we live, work, govern and grow our food. It's no small task.
Bram Mussa Rescued Over 100 People With a Single Canoe
“The water level rose up to our elbows. My husband and I were carrying our children in our arms...We were trapped."
World Food Programme Reaches 1 Million Flood-Affected People in Mozambique
The successful scale-up has been made possible by the generosity of donors. However, WFP still requires $130 million to be able to fully implement its response through June.
Nourishing Our Planet and People: Extreme Weather and Hunger
Hunger does not exist in isolation. As we celebrate Earth Day, Rick Leach, WFP USA CEO, asks us to remember that the climate and hunger are interconnected.
The Four Pillars of Hunger
For the third year in a row, hunger is on the rise – 821 million people across the globe are hungry. In a world of such abundance, how can that be? To help you better understand, we’ve explained the four pillars that affect food security: availability, access, utilization and stability. Watch to learn more about why people go hungry, and what you can do to help.
Working Round the Clock to Save Lives in the Wake of Cyclone Idai
$140 million is needed as the World Food Programme (WFP) steps up assistance in Mozambique.
World Food Programme Executive Director Urges More Funding for Cyclone-Hit Mozambique
Almost 60 WFP staff have been deployed to Mozambique and 45 more are on the way. WFP requires $140 million to continue life-saving operations for the next three months.