World Food Programme
Yemeni Children Are Trapped In 'Worst Humanitarian Disaster In Modern History'
The country is struggling through war, famine, and cholera.
UN World Food Programme Head Says Trump Budget Will Result in 'Starving Babies'
“No one in America believes that ‘America First’ means that other people must die.”
An Entire 21-Ton Airdrop of Food for a Besieged Syrian Town Has Been Lost
The pallets contained lentils, vegetable oil, rice, and salt, and could have fed 2,500 people for a month (there are currently 200,000 people living in Deir al-Zour).
Syrian Refugee Camps Now Use Eye Scanners to Pass Out Food
It may sound like something out of Mission: Impossible, but iris scanning technology is now helping humanitarian programs feed hungry refugees.
El Niño Worsens Drought in Southern Africa — and 14 Million People Could Go Hungry
The UN World Food Program said on Monday that regional drought, exacerbated by El Niño, is hitting Malawi, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe particularly hard, with poor crop yields increasing the likelihood of large-scale malnourishment.
The Starving Syrian Town of Madaya Is Finally Getting Food Aid
Madaya, 25 kilometers northwest of Damascus and 11 kilometers from the Lebanese border, has been besieged by Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah since July. Cut off from access to food, some residents in...
You Can Now Help Feed Refugees with Your Phone
The WFP has launched an app that lets users donate 50 cents to feed a child refugee from Syria for a day.
The WFP Wants to End Global Hunger in 15 Years
The World Food Programme believes that if people can’t feed themselves, there will never be peace. In the next 15 years, it hopes to achieve what it calls Zero Hunger—but it has some significant hurdles to jump.
Meeting the Syrian Refugees Leaving Lebanon for Europe
Lebanon has taken in one million Syrians displaced by the war raging in their home country. Now, thousands are leaving every day on ferries for Europe.
What It's Like to Cook in a Syrian Refugee Camp
In the Kahramanmaras camp in Turkey, Syrian refugees are able to recreate a small piece of home through their cooking, thanks to an innovative voucher and supermarket system by the World Food Programme.
Propaganda Photos Show the Islamic State Allegedly Redistributing UN Aid
Photos purport to show flyers bearing the militants’ insignia partially pasted over cardboard boxes of aid printed with the World Food Programme and Red Crescent logos.
ISIS Is Rebranding Stolen UN Food Rations with Its Own Logo
Photos have emerged online that apparently depict Islamic State members in Syria distributing food boxes stolen from the UN's World Food Programme, rebranded with the ISIS logo.