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a woman with her baby

Coronavirus could push migrant workers and their families into hunger, UN agencies warn

People salvage wooden beams to rebuild destroyed structures.

Nicaragua: ‘It’s scary to listen to the sounds of nature’

typhoon survivors and WFP staff

Typhoon Goni left several towns inaccessible and destroyed thousands of homes in the Philippines. WFP is working with UN sister agencies to gauge the food, shelter, electricity and emergency telecommunication requirements of survivors.

women dancing

‘How we learned to dream again in Rwanda’

plate of food in South Sudan

WFP’s Cost of a Plate of Food 2020 report highlights the countries where a simple meal such as rice and beans costs the most, when compared with people’s incomes.

Truck backs up on the edge of a cliff by the mountains.

As of being recognized by the Nobel Prize committee, WFP shares part of their success. A leading geographic information system is instrumental in supporting operations and access negotiations.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which provides lifesaving food assistance to millions across the world – often in extremely dangerous and hard-to-access conditions – has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.  The agency was recognized “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution

school girls carrying bottles of oil with satchels on their heads

12 things you didn’t know about the World Food Programme

A woman walks through a street wearing a face mask and carrying a child on her back in a sling.

‘Double burden’: Malnutrition is biting into Guatemala’s economy

Children collect water in a neighborhood devastated by the floods.

‘My family was destroyed’: Flash floods devastate community in Afghanistan

A man sits on a chair and holds up an image.

Future for Rohingya: Refugees refuse to lose hope

A smiling boy sits on top of sacks on a truck bed.

WFP saves a massive stock of wheat from Yemen’s frontline

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‘Coronavirus destroys everything’: Urban hunger grips Zimbabwe

David Beasley inspects a storage facility with colleagues at hand.

In this opening episode for Season 3 of Awake at Night, host Melissa Fleming speaks with David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Foo