Special Interest: Logistics
WFP has worked in Afghanistan since 1963, providing food assistance and resilience support to vulnerable communities impacted by conflict, natural disasters and economic instability.
WFP is on the ground responding to the devastating impact of the two earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday. Our food assistance has been underway since Tuesday with plans to reach half a million people in both countries.
The United Nations World Food Programme can launch an emergency response within 72 hours. But first, we need to be invited into a country.
A WFP-charted vessel departed today from the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy (Pivdennyi) with wheat grain destined for the agency’s humanitarian response in Yemen.
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.
WFP has rapidly deployed food and logistics equipment to support communities devastated by the June 22 earthquake that struck near the city of Khost.
WFP is working with Uber Technologies Inc, a global mobility and delivery platform, to transport emergency assistance to people in need in urban areas across Ukraine through the use of a custom-built version of Uber’s platform.
The packaging of WFP’s food has a lot to accomplish. It has to protect and preserve food, provide information on safe use and disposal, be able to withstand a variety of climates, sit for extended periods of time, allow for effective transport and tracking – and be environmentally sustainable.
For International Girls in ICT Day, meet Volana Rarivoson: a communications assistant for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Madagascar.
As WFP's food safety and quality officer in Juba, Ume oversees the entire South Sudan operation – from food inspections to management of any issues with the products and packaging.
For World Radio Day, we’re taking a look at how the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)-led Emergency Telecommunications Cluster is connecting internally displaced persons to family members miles away.
Hunger is always stalking the people WFP serves. That’s why the ongoing rise in food prices around the world is so concerning.