World Food Programme

World Food Programme 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The World Food Programme was created in 1961, as an experiment to provide food aid through the UN system.

The UN World Food Programme delivers food and lifesaving support in crises and helps communities scale up solutions to hunger and malnutrition. In 1965, WFP became a fully-fledged UN programme, to last for “as long as multilateral food aid is found feasible and desirable”. In a world of plenty, where enough food is produced to feed everyone on the planet, hunger should be a thing of the past. Howe

ver, conflict, climate change, disasters, inequality and – most recently – the pandemic, mean one in nine people globally is still going to bed hungry and famine looms for millions. Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 120 countries and territories to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. We work to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses, help countries and communities prepare for and cope with climate-related shocks, and boost human capital through school feeding programmes. In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability – work for which WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

12/05/2026

🚚 This is WFP’s supply chain in Haiti and it’s a backbone for the entire humanitarian response.

Across four warehouses nationwide, WFP’s supply chain supports not only WFP operations, but humanitarian partners working across the country.

In 2025, WFP delivered more than 17,000 metric tons of food to local partners reaching communities in need. Through 66 maritime voyages between Haitian ports, nearly 4,000 metric tons of supplies were moved for 32 humanitarian organisations.

Learn more with WFP's Channon Hachandi 👇

11/05/2026

How does life look like when you're surrounded by drought?

Mahado is one of the millions of people in Somalia who have lost their home and livestock to the drought, and who fight every day to feed their families.

🚨 Somalia is facing one of the most complex hunger crises in recent years, driven by extreme drought, conflict, large-scale displacement and severely limited humanitarian assistance.

A surge in aid can help turn the tide. WFP is ready and has the capacity to scale up.

09/05/2026

📈 The ripple effects of the Middle East conflict continue to impact the global economy.

The true cost of this crisis will land far from the frontlines as well.

👆Here's why, and why you should care.

08/05/2026

✈️ In some of the world’s most inaccessible, conflict‑affected places, air drops are often the only way to reach people on the front lines of hunger.

Through WFP Aviation and the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), WFP delivered over 13,000 tons of humanitarian aid in 2025 and airdropped an additional 9,400 tons of food into South Sudan’s most isolated areas.

Beyond food, WFP‑managed UNHAS also transported staff from 217 humanitarian organizations, making life‑saving operations possible where no other access exists.

08/05/2026

🚨 Somalia is facing one of the most complex hunger crises in recent years.

It's driven by a dangerous combination of drought, reduced humanitarian assistance, and the ripple effects of conflict in the Middle East.

Hear from WFP's Matthew Hollingworth in Puntland, one of the areas hardest hit.

06/05/2026

Families in Lebanon are being forced to make difficult choices, with nearly a quarter of people now facing acute food insecurity.

⚠️ Without sustained and timely humanitarian and livelihood support, acute food insecurity is likely to deepen further, at a time when many households are already struggling to afford food.

❗️Global shocks don’t stay in markets, they show up in what families can afford to eat. If the conflict in the Middle Ea...
03/05/2026

❗️Global shocks don’t stay in markets, they show up in what families can afford to eat.

If the conflict in the Middle East continues and fuel prices remain high, even basic staples will be pushed out of reach for millions, driving acute hunger higher in 2026.

02/05/2026

🚨 In South Sudan, recent escalations of conflict are driving worsening hunger and malnutrition, with women and children being amongts the most affected.

''People were killed and children were taken'' says Nyawiel, as she describes the violence and loss her community endured.

WFP is on the ground delivering emergency food and nutrition support, but urgent additional help is needed.

🚨 7.8 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity in South Sudan, among the highest rates in the worl...
30/04/2026

🚨 7.8 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity in South Sudan, among the highest rates in the world today.

Families in South Sudan need urgent support to survive, now.

29/04/2026

Conflict and displacement are driving a worsening hunger crisis in📍South Sudan.

The latest data shows a risk of famine in the hardest hit areas, and nearly 700,000 children in danger of severe and deadly malnutrition.

🚨 More support is urgently needed or the future of millions of people will be at risk.

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