Founded in 1961, WFP is headquartered in Rome and was operating offices in 87 countries. In 2023 it supported over 152m people, with its assistance activities spread in more than 120 countries and ...

Approximately 82.1 million people in East and Central Africa are currently facing food insecurity and urgently require ...

Every year for more than a century, March 8 has been recognized as International Women's Day. This year's theme is ...

The United Nations World Food Programme, or WFP, has warned of a “critical funding shortfall” for its emergency response operations in Bangladesh, jeopardising food assistance for Rohingya ...

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee ...

Kenyan President William Ruto has appealed for calm in South Sudan, where an escalating security situation threatens to jeopardise a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war.

More African Countries Brace For Funding Gaps Amid U.S. Aid Cut AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 110 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals ...

Russia’s leader recently rejected the idea of an interim truce in Ukraine. But he wants to maintain his relationship with President Trump. By Anton Troianovski and Nataliya Vasilyeva As ...

Government shutdown looms as Senate Democrats plan to oppose GOP stopgap funding bill Senate Democrats announced their opposition to a Republican stopgap funding bill, increasing the risk of a ...

Investing in nutrition is a best-buy for global health that leads to healthy societies, healthier economies and stronger human capital. However, 148 million children are still stunted and one in every ...

Without urgent new funding, monthly rations must be halved to $6 per person, down from $12.50 per person – just as refugees prepare to observe Eid, marking the end of Ramadan, the United Nations World ...