Africa: How a Record-Breaking El Niño Could Deepen Global Hunger

As the 2026-27 El Niño intensifies, WFP climate expert Richard Choularton explains why millions could face hunger and food insecurity, which regions are most at risk from… Read more »

Sudan: WFP Strongly Condemns Attack on Trucks in South Kordofan, Killing One Driver

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemns an aerial attack that hit two contracted trucks carrying WFP food commodities in South Kordofan in the early hours… Read more »

Somalia: How Colliding Crises Are Shaping Somalia's Hunger Emergency

WFP is working with the Government of Somalia and partners to prepare communities for El Niño-intensified rains in a country facing food insecurity, conflict, funding cuts… Read more »

Kenya: The Road to Dadaab - Unlocking the Food Potential of Kenya's Drylands

WFP's Country Director in Kenya reflects on how we are working with the Government and communities to turn water, farming and local enterprise into opportunities to overcome hunger… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Fallout - How Shrinking Aid Is Deepening One of the World's Biggest Hunger Crises

Across Sudan and in neighbouring Chad and South Sudan, WFP is scaling back food assistance to hundreds of thousands of conflict-displaced people. Read more »

Africa: As a Mighty El Niño Deepens Global Hunger, Early Action Pays Off

From South Sudan to Guatemala, learn how WFP's anticipatory projects ensure vulnerable people can better prepare and respond to weather shocks. Read more »

Africa: What Do Disruptions in Major Trade Routes Mean for Food Security?

Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: How Fighting Ebola in Eastern DR Congo Starts With Tackling Hunger

Three months into the deadly Bundibugyo outbreak, the stories of three Congolese in Ebola-affected areas show how the virus is disrupting livelihoods and driving food insecurity -… Read more »

West Africa: From Hunger to Harvests - How Land Restoration Is Transforming the Sahel

WFP's community-supported initiative is restoring degraded ecosystems in five sub-Saharan African countries - building food security, incomes and bonds in the process. Read more »

Uganda: Drought in Uganda's Karamoja Region - Hunger Peaks As El Niño Arrives

As drought and failed rains drive up hunger in Uganda's driest region, here's how WFP and Ugandan authorities are building local resilience so families can survive the crisis. Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan's Refugees Escaped War and Other Dangers - Then Came Funding Cuts

WFP and other humanitarians warn that refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan, many of them fleeing conflict in neighbouring Sudan, face severe hunger - as shrinking… Read more »

Africa: 5 Innovations Transforming How WFP Delivers Food Assistance

Innovation underpins the World Food Programme's work in tackling hunger. Here we look at five innovations making a real difference on the ground. Read more »

Nigeria: Conflict and Shrinking Humanitarian Assistance Drives Northern Nigeria Hunger Crisis to Levels Not Seen in Nearly a Decade

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations World Food Programme warned today that Nigeria's food security crisis is worsening faster than previously anticipated. Conflict is driving… Read more »

Africa: Insurance Helps Farmers Protect Livelihoods As Climate Shocks Intensify

Insurance is helping farmers recover from droughts and floods before crises deepen - as climate shocks intensify and the shadow of El Niño threatens. Read more »

Africa: 'Food Is a Fundamental Human Right' - Pope Leo XIV At WFP

Pope Leo XIV urged action on hunger, calling food a fundamental human right and warning conflict is driving food insecurity worldwide, during a visit to WFP headquarters in Rome. Read more »

Africa: From Food Aid to Farming - How Refugees in Africa Are Building Food Security

For World Refugee Day on 20 June, the World Food Programme (WFP) highlights how refugees across Africa are using farming and agricultural programmes to tackle hunger, build food… Read more »

Africa: New FAO-WFP Report Warns Worsening Hunger Puts 13 Hotspots at Significant Risk

Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with northeast Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate towards… Read more »

Africa: 'I Have Never Seen Anything Like It' - Reflections From a Worsening Hunger Crisis

In his new role as WFP's Acting Executive Director, Carl Skau gives his take on a global hunger crisis where conflict, rising costs and funding cuts are pushing food insecurity… Read more »

South Sudan: Hunger and Conflict in South Sudan - Families Trapped in Jonglei State

In South Sudan's Jonglei State, families like Chol's are trapped by conflict, displacement and rising hunger, as violence destroys livelihoods and leaves communities struggling to… Read more »

South Sudan: WFP Scales Up Emergency Response in South Sudan As Catastrophic Hunger and Malnutrition Deepen

WFP is delivering vital food and nutritional assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo East, as insecurity, infrastructure damage and the onset of the rainy season… Read more »

Africa: Every Meal Counts - How WFP Is Using AI to Reach More People, Faster

Speed and accuracy save lives in humanitarian settings. WFP is deploying artificial intelligence to help ensure food assistance reaches the right people and in the right amounts. Read more »

Somalia: Racing to Reverse the Hunger Tide

Four years ago, donor mobilization and a massive humanitarian scale-up by WFP and partners averted famine in Somalia. Now, as needs soar, funds dry up and drought's fallout pummels… Read more »

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 »

Chad: From Aid to Autonomy - How Refugees and Host Communities Are Building Food Security in Chad

In eastern Chad, WFP helps refugees and host communities move from emergency aid to self-reliance through farming, livelihoods and resilience initiatives. Read more »

Africa: How the Mideast Crisis Is Deepening Hunger Far Beyond the Front Lines

As the conflict's spillover leads to spiking prices in parts of Asia and Africa, WFP says keeping humanitarian supply chains open is essential to prevent millions more from tipping… Read more »