July 31

• Somalia: Somali Community Invests in Their Future [analysis]

  For villagers in the Abudwaq district of central Somalia, getting enough water has always been a challenge. After facing a devastating drought, the townspeople found a way to solve... Read more »

• Kenya: KFC Employee Witnesses First Hand Impact of WFP's Work in Kenya Slum

  WFP sees the impact of support from private partners every day in the field, but it is still rare for our partners to see how their help has a real impact on the lives of the... Read more »

July 30

• Ethiopia: A Canadian Humanitarian in Ethiopia [interview]

  With an education in International Humanitarian Action and background experience working for NGOs, Canadian Brett Hanley was well positioned to take on the challenge of working for... Read more »

July 26

• Swaziland: Study Reveals How Hunger 'Stunts' African Economies

  The high cost of child malnutrition in Swaziland was showcased at the launch of the latest country-level study in the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) series on 18 July. Read more »

July 25

• Kenya: How I Escaped Poverty and Hunger [interview]

  Despite growing up in abject poverty in a drought-prone region of eastern Kenya, 25-year-old Peter Mumo has managed to get an education, go to university and land a job with good... Read more »

• Kenya: WFP Works With the U.S. and Govt to Strengthen the National School Meals Programme

  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today presented the Kenyan Ministry of Education with 60 motorbikes and a four-wheel-drive vehicle to strengthen the government's... Read more »

July 24

• Kenya: How WFP School Meals Saved My School [press release]

  Peter Mumo, 25, who hails from the drought-prone eastern Kenyan district of Makueni, had his life transformed by WFP's school meals while in the 4th grade. Read more »

July 23

• South Sudan: WFP Launches Operation to Reach Displaced People As Violence Flares [press release]

  The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an operation including the use of helicopters to bring urgently-needed food assistance to tens of thousands of people who have fled... Read more »

• Mozambique: Feeding the Future Through School Meals

  Albertina Naftal (9) lives with her parents, two brothers and two sisters in a hut made of sticks and grass in the village of Muchenga, in Changara, west of Mozambique. Read more »

• Sudan: New Waves of Displacement Put Pressure On WFP to Feed More Vulnerable Families [press release]

  New violence in Sudan's western region of Darfur has prompted more than 250,000 people to flee their villages and abandon their livelihoods since the start of the year, the UN... Read more »

July 22

• Rwanda: WFP Chief Sees Successful Rural Development in Rwanda

  The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, today concluded a three-day visit to Rwanda, the final stop on her three-nation visit to... Read more »

July 19

• Congo-Kinshasa: WFP Executive Director Calls On All Armed Groups in DRC to Permit Humanitarian Access [press release]

  At the end of a three-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin has called upon all armed groups to ensure... Read more »

July 18

• Swaziland: Hunger Costs Szl 783 Million Per Year [press release]

  Swaziland loses some SZL 783 million (US$92 million) annually - as much as 3.1 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - due to the effects of undernutrition. This is the... Read more »

• Swaziland: Hunger Costs 3.1 Percent of GDP

  The African Kingdom of Swaziland loses roughly 3.1 percent of its GDP every year due to the long-term impacts of hunger, a new study assessing the economic impact of malnutrition... Read more »

July 16

• Sudan: EU Provides Further 17 Million Euros to Help Most Vulnerable in the Lean Season

  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed another generous contribution towards its operations in Sudan from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil... Read more »

• Djibouti: USAID Provides Food Assistance for Drought-Affected People [press release]

  The U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Food for Peace has released the first tranche of its US$4 million contribution in 2013 to the United Nations World Food... Read more »

July 15

• Ethiopia: WFP and Echo Start Cash Distributions to Somali Refugees in Ethiopia

  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its first cash distributions to refugees in Ethiopia this month, with the financial support of the European Commission... Read more »

July 12

• Africa: WFP Executive Director On 10-Day Visit to See Hunger Challenges and Solutions in Africa

  The UN World Food Programme's Executive Director Ertharin Cousin is scheduled to depart tomorrow on a 10-day visit to four African countries. Her trip to Zimbabwe, South Africa,... Read more »

July 11

• Mozambique: Belgium Supports WFP Projects in Gaza Province, Mozambique

  Thanks to a contribution of €3.7 million (US$ 4.7 million) from the Belgian Fund for Food Security and Nutrition (BFFS), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is able... Read more »

• Burkina Faso: WFP Regional Director Visits a Rice Lowland in Tibga [press release]

  During her mission to Burkina Faso from 26 to 29 June 2013, WFP's Regional Director for West Africa, Denise Brown, visited a lowland rehabilitation project supported by WFP in... Read more »

July 05

• Liberia: Liberia Launches Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survery

  The Vice President of Liberia, H.E. Ambassador Joseph N. Boakai, launched the 2012 Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey (CFSNS) on 28 June at Paynesville City Hall,... Read more »

July 04

• Africa: Paving the Way Towards an African Renaissance

  Leaders from across Africa and the humanitarian world met in Addis Ababa this week to discuss a "unified approach" to ending hunger on the continent by 2025. WFP Executive Director... Read more »

• Liberia: Women in Liberia Growing Both Confidence and Rice Through P4P

  After the civil war in Liberia, the women of Gbokuma village came together to address pressing issues like poverty, illiteracy and lack of access to primary healthcare. Today,... Read more »

June 30

• South Sudan: WFP Helps Displaced People and Local Producers in El-Fasher

  In 2011 WFP introduced cash voucher assistance to thousands of displaced people living in Abu Shouk camp in the North Darfur capital town of El-Fasher. Since then the camp's... Read more »

June 26

• Burkina Faso: WFP Implements New Project to Build Resilience and Reduce Malnutrition

  Following the food crisis in 2012, WFP Burkina Faso has launched a new project to speed up vulnerable populations' recovery, build their resilience to future shocks and reduce... Read more »