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Andrés Gordillo in his canoe, navigating through the communities affected by flooding in the Los Espinos-Quevedo Community

El Niño Could Worsen Hunger This Year. Here’s WFP’s Humanitarian Response.

For families already struggling to find enough food, weather shocks from El Niño can quickly lead to extreme hunger. That’s why WFP prepared and acted early to protect communities.

The drought in Somalia is putting families and communities under growing strain.

World Food Programme ramps up preparedness and response plans as El Niño threatens to push tens of millions into acute hunger

WFP warns that El Niño could worsen food insecurity through 2027, threatening vulnerable communities and driving greater hunger worldwide.

Mamenosoa Odile lives in Anjamahavelo. She is the president of the Mifanavotse Association. They work with WFP, growing and harvesting crops in community farmland.

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Luke J. Lindberg Takes the Helm as Executive Director of World Food Programme and Calls for Action on Addressing Global Hunger

October 26, 2026

Luke J. Lindberg takes office as WFP Executive Director, calling on donors and partners to sustain lifesaving efforts worldwide.

World Food Program USA and Lions Clubs International Foundation Expand Support for Cleaner Cooking in Kenya’s Schools

October 23, 2026

World Food Program USA and Lions Clubs International Foundation announced today a new initiative to support cleaner, safer and more sustainable cooking solutions in 30 primary schools in Turkana County, northern Kenya, benefiting more than 8,000 children.

Kahindo Anita and her team package hot meals of rice and cassava leaves for patients at an Ebola treatment centre in Oicha.

Ebola spreads to eighth DRC province as WFP delivers food, builds treatment centres and keeps supplies moving

October 23, 2026

As Ebola spreads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), WFP is providing food assistance to help affected communities.

"We spent a whole week without bread. This bag of flour means everything to me. It means life," says Seham, who now lives in displacement in Al Saraya Camp after losing three sons, her husband, and her home during the war.

Funding cuts force WFP to drastically reduce lifesaving assistance in Gaza

October 19, 2026

WFP today announced that funding shortages have forced it to reduce food assistance in Gaza by around one-third.

Through Chakula Sokoni, WFP is supporting 21,000 vulnerable, food-insecure people in Binza, Rutshuru territory, with electronic vouchers to choose from 21 selected food items sold by WFP-contracted traders.

On World Food Day, WFP promotes innovation and early action as shocks to the global food system mount

October 16, 2026

On World Food Day, WFP calls for innovative solutions, early action and sustained funding to fight global hunger.

Food insecurity and child malnutrition worsen in Afghanistan despite strong agricultural season

October 15, 2026

Nearly 40% of Afghanistan’s population is projected to face extreme hunger this winter. Acute malnutrition is also expected to rise in 2027.

WFP warns escalating Yemen conflict is cutting off life-saving assistance to city of Taiz

October 14, 2026

WFP warns escalating conflict in Yemen has cut off lifesaving aid to 800,000 people as insecurity severely restricts humanitarian access.

World Food Program USA and Suzanne Collins Call on Hunger Games Fans to Help Deliver One Million Meals to Families Facing Hunger Around the World

October 5, 2026

Ahead of the theatrical release of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping on November 20, 2026, World Food Program USA, Suzanne Collins, and Lionsgate today launched a global fan challenge to deliver one million meals to families facing hunger around the world.