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Violence, economic turmoil, climate change and shrinking humanitarian assistance among factors propelling food insecurity

Nutrition-boosting programme started in 2023 is being rolled out countrywide

WFP reaches millions of desperate people, but ongoing conflict risks making the world’s biggest displacement crisis also its biggest hunger crisis

A guide to the facts, figures and frontline work of the World Food Programme

Generous support from the European Union enables the World Food Programme to assist refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq

WFP supports sustainable food systems through enhanced production and links to government social safety mechanisms

Climate shocks and land degradation mean too much or too little water for people in some of the world's most vulnerable places

WFP’s support and ancestral knowledge come together to restore over 10,000 hectares of mangroves and forest

A look at the stages of hunger ranging from having sufficient food right through to the most extreme form of hunger

The World Food Programme requires urgent funds to respond to displacement caused by conflict in the north as climate change wreaks havoc in the south

Six months into war, half the enclave’s population faces catastrophic food insecurity

WFP analysis from satellite imagery shows shrinking food production in a country that desperately needs it

As extreme weather linked to climate change bites, a home-grown school meals project backed by the World Food Programme is sprouting pumpkins for munchkins

The World Food Programme cooks up support for families in Odesa region, thanks to funding from France and Mastercard

This video shows how a school caterer, struggling to make ends meet, is making the most of World Food Programme support

A project run by UN agencies is assisting women as they grow crops and business

From Bolivia to Zambia, the World Food Programme is giving women the tools to cope with weather extremes that threaten livelihoods

A resilience initiative by WFP and partners supports communities in conflict-riven Burkina Faso

Cutting-edge tech is helping World Food Programme operations – as costs push them into the red

Thanks to support from donors like the European Union, the World Food Programme was able to provide over 1.4 million Gazans, inside UN shelters and within host communities either food parcels, wheat flour or hot meals in the first three months of the war. Two women lay bare the impossible circumstances they and their families are enduring as WFP seeks to avert famine

While we celebrate progress, it's important to recognize many more learners must be offered sustained and sustainable access to nutrition

Suspension comes as UN agencies join call for safe humanitarian access and new analysis confirms worst fears

How the World Food Programme-managed UN Humanitarian Air Service helps improve access to food and livelihoods for many in Madagascar and Mozambique

Lack of funds forces WFP to cut assistance to people displaced by the crisis

Two decades since its founding, the WFP-run UN Humanitarian Air Service remains a lifeline for fragile communities - even as funding cuts threaten its future