Rwanda: How Loans From WFP Are Growing Prospects for Women Farmers in Rwanda

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

Africa: How WFP Is Supporting Women At the Crossroads of Climate Change and Hunger

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

Sudan: Sudan's War Risks Creating the World's Largest Hunger Crisis, Warns WFP Chief

Sudan's war has shattered millions of lives and created the world's largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world's largest hunger crisis, unless… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's War Risks Creating World's Largest Hunger Crisis, Warns WFP Chief

Sudan's war has shattered millions of lives and created the world's largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world's largest hunger crisis, unless… Read more »

Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, WFP's New Digital System Tracks and Delivers to People Facing Severe Hunger

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

Nigeria: Ukrainian Grain Donation Bolsters WFP's Response in Northeast Nigeria Amidst Inflation and Food Price Spikes

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a generous donation of 25,000 tons of wheat from the Government of Ukraine that will help provide emergency food… Read more »

Sudan: Emergency Food Aid From Ukraine Arrives in War-Torn Sudan

A shipment of wheat donated by Ukraine to the United Nations World Food Programme's (WFP) Sudan operation has arrived in Port Sudan and is being loaded onto WFP trucks for… Read more »

Uganda: Japan Provides 2,000 Metric Tons of Rice to Support Refugees in Uganda

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda welcomes a generous contribution of 2,000 metric tons of rice worth JPY 300 million (USD 2.2 million) from the Government of… Read more »

Lesotho: Principality of Monaco Helps WFP Provide Home Grown School Feeding in Lesotho

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €600,000 contribution from the Principality of Monaco for the period of 2023-2026, to help provide meals to school… Read more »

Africa: As Sudan's War Rages, Fallout Spreads in Nearby Countries

Kadidja Abakar is haunted by the people she left behind, after fleeing her home in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. Read more »

Sudan: Japan's Supports Life-Saving Assistance for Conflict-Affected Communities in War-Torn Sudan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan welcomed a generous contribution of US$1.9 million from the Government of Japan. This will enable WFP to provide life-saving… Read more »

Ethiopia: WFP Ramps Up Deliveries of Vital Food Assistance to Drought and Conflict-Affected Areas of Ethiopia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has activated more robust delivery mechanisms to its operations in Ethiopia since late 2023, a significant step in assuring the… Read more »

Sudan: WFP Calls for Urgent, Safe Access to Feed Millions in Sudan As Fighting Rages Across the Country

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urgently calls on Sudan's warring parties to provide immediate guarantees for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian food… Read more »

Zimbabwe: USAID and WFP Join to Mitigate Food Insecurity Ahead of Zimbabwe Lean Season

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a contribution of US$11.27 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe, ensuring that… Read more »

South Sudan: Rice to the Rescue - a WFP Project Changes Lives and Diets in Flood-Hit South Sudan

Reaching hundreds of families in two South Sudanese states, the initiative is part of a broader bid to build resilience to a growing climate crisis Read more »

Sudan: WFP Condemns Theft of Life-Saving Food From Warehouse in Gezira State

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemns the looting of food supplies from its premises in Gezira State last weekend after elements of Sudan's paramilitary… Read more »

Niger: Spain Steps Up Food, Education Support for Niger Crisis

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Niger welcomed a contribution of €3 million from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to help… Read more »

Sudan: WFP Warns of Major Setback to Aid Efforts As Fighting Spreads in Sudan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to temporarily suspend food assistance in some parts of Gezira State, as fighting spreads south and east of Sudan's… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Germany and WFP Join Forces to Boost School Feeding in Sierra Leone

The Federal Republic of Germany through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided EUR 10 million to the United Nations World Food Programme… Read more »

Uganda: Why Funding for Climate Adaptation Is Key to Any Refugee and Hunger Response

Lessons from East Africa's most ambitious and under-resourced response to refugees Read more »

South Sudan: Grace and Salwa - a Story of Resilience in South Sudan

A German-funded WFP-UNICEF project brings families and communities together to realize change Read more »

Sudan: WFP Warns That Hunger Catastrophe Looms in Conflict-Hit Sudan Without Urgent Food Assistance

Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic hunger conditions by next year's lean season if the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is unable… Read more »

Africa: World Bank and WFP Deepen Partnership to Scale Up Impact On Food Security

Against a backdrop of record food insecurity across the globe, the World Bank and the World Food Programme (WFP) agreed today to deepen their partnership in several priority areas… Read more »

East Africa: The Worst Is Yet to Come - Severe Floods Ravage Eastern Africa, Threatening More Hunger

Devastating floods threaten to worsen food insecurity across eastern Africa as heavy rains lash a region that less than a year ago was in the grips of drought, warns the United… Read more »

Cameroon: In Cameroon's Conflict-Hit Regions, EU Funding Helps Displaced Families Make Ends Meet

Clashes have displaced 420,000 people in the country's Far North in 2022. Many depend on WFP assistance to survive Read more »