April 30
South Sudan: 'There Is No Food' - Multiple Crises Push South Sudan Deeper Into Hunger
As conflict, flooding, displacement and economic shocks converge, millions of people across South Sudan are facing emergency levels of hunger. The World Food Programme is racing to… Read more »
April 14
Sudan: Sudan's War Three Years On - Shattered Dreams, Soaring Hunger, Shrinking Aid
WFP food assistance remains a lifeline for millions, but plummeting funding and the fallout of the Middle East conflict put fragile gains at risk Read more »
February 25
South Sudan: The Backstory - WFP's Airdrops Offer a Food Lifeline in Hungry South Sudan
In the most inaccessible, conflict-torn places, World Food Programme airdrops and the UN Humanitarian Air Service are often the only ways to reach desperate communities - as WFP's… Read more »
December 23, 2025
Africa: Wars, Airdrops and Pythons - Covering Hunger Up Close
WFP's outgoing TV Chief Jonathan Dumont talks about the importance of giving voice to the 'hidden hungry' - and of empathy Read more »
December 02, 2025
Chad: Japan Contributes JPY 200 Million to WFP's Emergency School Meals Programme in Chad
The Government of Japan has contributed JPY 200 million (US$1.3 million) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support emergency school meals in Chad. This… Read more »
November 19, 2025
Malawi: Norway Provides Crucial Funds to WFP to Support Families and School Children in Malawi As Lean Season Peaks
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of USD 8.3 million from the Government of Norway to support the food needs of crisis-affected families and… Read more »
November 05, 2025
Zambia: China Contributes to WFP to Deliver Emergency Food Assistance for Communities Struck By Drought in Zambia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution from the Government of the People's Republic of China to locally procure over 5,600 metric tonnes of maize to… Read more »
October 15, 2025
Africa: Funding Cuts - Six Critical WFP Operations At Risk
As humanitarian aid dries up, these countries are especially vulnerable Read more »
South Sudan: From Afghanistan to South Sudan - Shrinking Aid, Spiking Hunger
Worldwide, up to 13.7 million more people may face emergency levels of food insecurity, according to a new WFP report examining the fallout of funding cuts Read more »
September 30, 2025
Uganda: Ireland Contributes Eur 4.5 Million to World Food Programme in Uganda to Empower Refugee and Host Communities
The Government of Ireland has announced a contribution of EUR 4.5 million (USD 5.3 million) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda, to strengthen the resilience… Read more »
August 05, 2025
Sudan: One Year After Famine First Confirmed in Sudan, WFP Warns That People Trapped in El Fasher Face Starvation
The population in El Fasher faces starvation and humanitarian needs continue to escalate as access to the besieged city has been cut off despite WFP's scale up across Sudan Read more »
August 04, 2025
Kenya: Pastoralism Gets a Reboot in Drying Kenya
Young, educated and Internet savvy, a new generation of WFP-supported farmer-herders is fighting hunger and upending an ancient profession Read more »
July 28, 2025
Africa: Global Hunger Declines, but Rises in Africa and Western Asia - UN Report
This year's The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report also examines the causes and consequences of recent food inflation Addis Ababa -- An estimated 8.2 percent… Read more »
June 24, 2025
Somalia: Somalia's Journey of Hunger
How conflict and extreme weather have displaced millions and fuelled severe food insecurity in the Horn of Africa country Read more »
