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Reaching the most deprived areas of Port-au-Prince takes coordination and patience

WFP and Central Africans reach out to war-displaced newcomers, in a country facing its own insecurity and hunger challenges

WFP warns millions at risk of growing hunger and malnutrition as country is buffeted by a raft of shocks

Innovation steers the World Food Programme’s child malnutrition response

For millions in Sudan, WFP food assistance is the only barrier against catastrophic food insecurity

Urgent action is needed as already vulnerable people enter the lean season amid escalating violence, the World Food Programme's South Sudan chief warns

After rapidly deploying to the worst-affected areas, WFP aims to scale up support

With budgets tight and crises mounting, getting food from A to B isn’t just a matter of logistics – it’s a lifeline for people the World Food Programme serves

Assessments ongoing to quantify humanitarian needs

The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service is saving lives in places like Madagascar, Haiti and the Central African Republic - even as a funding shortfall bites

As new findings show record-high hunger in Africa’s second-largest country, a severe funding crunch and insecurity hamper WFP’s efforts to reach tens of thousands of desperate people in the northeast

Rapid scale-up needed to save lives and address humanitarian needs

Quake feared to worsen already serious food insecurity

Without urgent funds to support one of the World Food Programme’s biggest emergencies, groups most vulnerable to malnutrition will be hit hardest

World Food Programme urges action to avert ‘escalating hunger crisis’

A concise explainer to help understand the concept of food security and how it drives WFP’s work

A guide to the facts, figures and frontline work of the World Food Programme

A small bakery in the Mykolaiv region working with the World Food Programme delivers fresh bread amid shelling and power cuts to keep its community strong

Rasha Abou Dargham and Khadija Dia recall a visit to a school supported by the World Food Programme

How World Food Programme support is making a big difference to a community feeling the crunch

As African governments mark a decade of progress on school feeding, the push is on to get more children on board

Markets are finding their feet with the arrival of more commodities, but it’s not enough, says World Food Programme Palestine chief

World Food Programme calls for urgent diplomatic interventions as the second largest city in east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23

Continued progress depends heavily on the ceasefire holding

A WFP photographer reflects on the kindness of strangers, despite hunger and hardship