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 »

Somalia: Anticipating Somalia's Flood Crisis - How WFP Helped Families Prepare

As climate change takes a heavy toll in the country, WFP and government authorities work to anticipate and mitigate the effects of weather extremes Read more »

Chad: WFP Operations Risk Grinding to a Halt in Chad As Refugees Flee Darfur Killings

The United Nations World Food programme (WFP) is today warning of a looming halt to its food and nutrition assistance to 1.4 million crisis-affected populations in Chad - including… Read more »

Somalia: From Drought to Floods - Climate Extremes Drive Somalia Hunger Crisis

Climate extremes will keep hunger in Somalia at record highs, warned the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today, as deadly floods sweep the country, devastating deeply… Read more »

Kenya: Meet the Two WFP-Backed Earthshot Prize Winners

How sustainable farming ideas from development startups supported by the World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator gained global recognition Read more »

South Sudan: Climate Crisis Drives Malnutrition in South Sudan to Unprecedented Levels in Flood-Affected Areas, WFP Warns

Children in flood-affected parts of South Sudan are expected to face extreme levels of malnutrition in the first half of 2024 as the climate crisis tightens its grip on the… Read more »

Sudan: Rebuilding 'Home' When There's No Way Back

Six months into Sudan's conflict, WFP's Head of Communications there describes the heartache and loss it has wrought Read more »

Nigeria: India's Rice Fortification Journey Inspires Nigerian Delegation

NEW DELHI: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) facilitated a crucial learning visit for a high-level Nigerian delegation to India. India's rice fortification journey… Read more »

Libya: Libya Floods - WFP Supporting Rollout of Food Assistance to Families in Wake of Storm

The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing desperately needed food assistance to more than 5,000 families displaced by massive flooding in Libya. Read more »

Africa: Japan, WFP Unite to Deliver Food Assistance to Crisis-Hit People in Cameroon and Central African Republic

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of USD $3.3 million (equivalent to 450 million Japanese Yen, or approximately 2 billion XAF) from the… Read more »