DAVOS, Switzerland – As political, tech and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum this week, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has a challenge for them: invest your knowledge, capabilities and resources in disrupting hunger. Together we can save lives, stabilize economies and revitalize the human spirit.
BERLIN | 16 January 2026 — The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), Novo Nordisk Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Food Programme (WFP) launch a first-of-its-kind School Meals Accelerator today to reach an additional 100 million children by 2030. The Accelerator, which gets off the ground with more than US$80 million from the four founding partners, with additional support from France and the Global Partnership for Education, will connect countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean with technical assistance to strengthen and scale national school meal programmes. By pooling resources and expertise, the four founding partners seek to unlock the full potential of national school feeding programmes to combat hunger and poverty, while strengthening food and nutrition security around the world.
DAKAR, Senegal – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year. A staggering 55 million people in the region are expected to endure crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the June–August 2026 lean season. Over 13 million children are also expected to suffer from malnutrition in 2026.
Joint Statement attributable to UN Refugee Agency Director for the Middle East and North Africa Rema Jamous Imseis, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder, and WFP Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Samer Abdeljaber
Amman - Cairo – At the conclusion of a mission to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, the Regional Directors of UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF pledged to strengthen their collaboration and joint responses in support of Syrians wishing to return home and those who continue to be hosted across the region.
ROME — As Sudan marks more than 1,000 days of brutal conflict this month, what has become the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis shows no signs of abating. This comes as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is struggling to keep life-saving emergency operations running.
CAIRO– In 2025, Germany reaffirmed its role as an indispensable partner of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in the Middle East and North Africa. Amid mounting global challenges and increasing pressure on international aid budgets, Germany’s steadfast support enabled WFP to deliver life-saving assistance to millions of people in a region marked by conflict, economic instability, and extreme weather events.
Cindy McCain lays out WFP’s strategic priorities for 2026 in the fight against hunger
ROME – United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Executive Director, Cindy McCain, this week kicks off the agency’s 2026 efforts to push back on rising levels of extreme hunger at a time when humanitarians confront escalating risks and severe resource constraints.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a timely contribution of USD 500,000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to deliver, urgent lifesaving cash assistance to families devastated by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.
DAKAR, Senegal – Amid a deepening hunger crisis across West and Central Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached over 3.3 million of the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa with emergency food and nutrition assistance between June and September 2025, thanks to critical funding from the European Union’s (EU) Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up to deliver life-saving assistance to more than 210,000 of the most vulnerable people displaced by the recent violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While some food supplies are already pre-positioned in the conflict area, WFP urgently needs USD 67M million to continue assistance for three months.
JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of NOK 128.6M (US$ 12.5 million) from the government of Norway. This timely contribution will enable WFP to provide life-saving food and nutritional assistance to vulnerable populations across South Sudan, while also strengthening community resilience and supporting critical common services that underpin humanitarian operations in the country.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), today launched a cash assistance programme for Jamaicans severely impacted by category 5 Hurricane Melissa in October.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The Government of Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that the refugee response in Ethiopia is on the verge of collapse. Without an immediate injection of funds, essential life-saving services—including food, water, and healthcare—for over 1.1 million refugees will cease within weeks.
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO say hunger, malnutrition, disease and the scale of agricultural destruction remain alarmingly high
Rome/Geneva/New York – The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the October ceasefire and improved humanitarian and commercial access. This welcome progress remains extremely fragile as the population continues to struggle with massive infrastructure destruction and collapsed livelihoods and local food production, given restrictions on humanitarian operations.
SEOUL / ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced acclaimed South Korean actress Moon So-ri as its newest WFP Goodwill Ambassador.
KABUL, Afghanistan – Over 17 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity this winter, as the scale and severity of hunger and malnutrition deepens, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). New food security figures from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report for Afghanistan indicate that three million more women, men, and children face acute hunger or worse (IPC3+) compared to the 14.8 million last year.
DAMASCUS, Syria – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Economy and Industry, is expanding and extending its Subsidized Bread Programme through March 2026,thanks to a generous contribution from the United States government. Beginning in January 2026, distributions will support over 300 bakeries nationwide, some of which were previously rehabilitated by WFP, providing daily bread assistance to more than 4 million people.
BANGKOK / ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced the appointment of Chef Willment Leong as its newest Goodwill Ambassador.
JUBA, South Sudan – The Government of Germany has contributed EUR 28.5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) operations to assist tens of thousands of people affected by the worsening food insecurity and nutrition crisis across South Sudan.
This is a summary of what was said by WFP Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Ross Smith, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at a press briefing In Geneva today. Mr Smith participated in the briefing remotely from Rome.
GENEVA/ROME – I would like to share the latest updates from WFP about circumstances in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions as well as our operational response.
KABUL – The European Union has provided a €25 million contribution through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to boost community resilience and ensure more nutritious diets for people across Afghanistan.
A practical, cost-effective tool places preventing sexual exploitation and abuse at centre of humanitarian programming
Rome — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a first-of-its-kind Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) Risk Mapping Package. It was developed for the Food Security Cluster, which is co-led by FAO and WFP, and coordinates food security responses during and after a humanitarian crisis in 34 operations around the world.
YANGON, Myanmar – More than 12 million people in Myanmar will face acute hunger in 2026, with a projected one million people hitting emergency levels that will require lifesaving assistance, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. Intensifying conflict and a sharp jump in displacement now risks pushing an underfunded hunger crisis to breaking point.
PORT SUDAN - The UN World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Kassala State Government and Minister of Agriculture, celebrated the start of the sorghum harvest at an official event in Wad Al Hilu, Kassala on Tuesday that brought together local Government officials, community leaders, farmers, and WFP staff.
