Special Interest: Logistics
WFP warns today hat the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries has risen to 45 million, as severe hunger spikes around the world.
$6.6 billion would reel 42 million people back from the precipice, by providing a meal a day for the next year. Without immediate emergency food assistance, they will face starvation.
Trust among donors, partners and supporters is key to the success of WFP's work - being an open book is how we maintain it.
WFP's Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Chief Gernot Laganda on the common solution to two great problems: the climate crisis and global hunger.
The climate crisis impacts all parts of the global food system – from production to consumption. COP26 is a critical moment for global powers to meet and urgently tackle the impacts of climate change.
What are food systems and how do they relate to WFP's work? As the UN Food Systems pre-summit begins in Rome, we're taking a look at the basics of our food systems.
Afghanistan is becoming the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with needs surpassing those in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to figures released this week.
Afghanistan is now among the world’s worst humanitarian crises - if not the worst - and food security has all but collapsed. This winter, millions of Afghans will be forced to choose between migration and starvation unless assistance is increased.
For 60 years, the U.N. World Food Programme has worked on the front lines of the world’s worst crises, doing whatever it takes to deliver lifesaving food.
The climate crisis has the potential to overwhelm humanity. The world is not prepared for the unprecedented rise in hunger we will see if we do not invest in programs that help vulnerable communities adapt and build resilience to our changing climate
WFP works to save and change the lives of 150 million people in over 120 countries and territories. Here are the top 10 facts to know about hunger and WFP.
WFP has provided the Ghana School Feeding Programme with tablets to digitize the monitoring of the school feeding program.