WFP Gears up to Support People in Myanmar and Bangladesh as Cyclone Mocha Approaches

WFP is gearing up for a large-scale emergency response to Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to make landfall this Sunday in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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7 of the Largest Refugee Crises Around the World and Their Effects on Hunger

Refugees and IDPs face some of the toughest challenges imaginable in their search for stability. One of the worst is hunger.

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7 Current Conflicts in the World Today and Their Effects on Global Hunger

Conflict ravages countries in countless ways. And it’s the number one cause of hunger in the world, tearing families, communities, infrastructure, food systems and regions apart.  

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The Way You Give Inspires Our Work: Seven Stories From Donors Who Help Us Save Lives

We’re celebrating National Philanthropy Day with stories of donors who’ve given from their hearts to fund WFP's work around the world.

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Funding Gaps Hamper WFP’s Lifesaving Operations as Hunger Deepens in Myanmar

WFP warned today that its lifesaving operations in Myanmar are being held back by a major funding shortfall, with over 70 percent of its funding needs over the coming six months still unmet.

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WFP Steps up Operations in Response to Fast Rising Hunger in Myanmar

To prevent a large-scale humanitarian crisis, we must step up. Already, families in and around Yangon are skipping meals, eating less nutritious food and going into debt just to survive.

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Sawyeddollah Became a Refugee at 16. He Tells His Story on World Youth Skills Day.

In honor of World Youth Skills Day, meet a young activist who fled his home in Myanmar at the age of 16 to seek a new life.

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Here’s How U.N. Volunteers Help Us Feed Hungry People Around the World

More than 800 U.N. Volunteers have served with WFP in the past decade, helping us save lives in over 70 countries.

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‘We Can Now Collect Food With Dignity’

This women's history month, Rohingya women share their stories of feeding their families under the most extreme conditions imaginable. How will history remember them?

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Stories From the Field: the Rohingya Crisis

Too often we don’t hear about the people who have been affected by this crisis. Their stories and experiences must not be forgotten.

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‘I Don’t Want the World to Forget’

How photographs help bring the plight of the Rohingya refugees to light

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The Latest on WFP’s Response to the Rohingya Crisis

WFP has provided food to the majority of people who have fled into Bangladesh over the last few weeks. Here's the latest.

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