Food Force: now in Arabic

The growing Food Force family has a new member: the game is now available in Arabic!

Food Force : The Prequel

A new book by WFP staff member Vichi de Marchi tells the story of Carlos, Rachel and Joe before they arrive in Sheylan...

On the road with food for Kenyans

Marcus Prior reports from the first WFP convoy taking food to refugees in Kenya.

Christmas Presents for Foodies

Bid for a cooking lesson from a world-famous chef and help farmers in Lesotho. An online raffle by food blogger Pim Techamuanvivit offers an array of intriguing culinary prizes - and proceeds go to WFP.

Food delivery in unpredictable Merka

Marcus Prior reports on men with guns and a French warship in Somalia, one of the toughest places for WFP to do business.

Be a lifesaver - a disaster reduction game

A new online game teaches children how to build safer villages and cities in natural disaster-prone environments. Brought to you by the Un International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and Playerthree.

Food Force speaks ten languages

With German, Finnish and Norwegian versions just launched, Food Force is now available in ten languages.

A poem for women

A poem about violence against women and girls, for International Women's Day (8 March).

Oscar nominations for WFP stars

Hollywood's been fighting hunger – and now some of these stars are being recognized. But the award they might get isn't for all the help they've given to hungry people; it's the well-known Academy Award, or "Oscar".

Get your Food Force Christmas card!

Do good while you play this holiday season! Download Food Force for a loved one and send a special card to let them know you care both about them and about helping the hungry.

Finnish Food Force underway

Rachel, Joe, Carlos and the rest of the Food Force team will soon be able to speak Finnish!

New Unicef computer game about AIDS

Swahili- and English-speakers can learn about HIV / Aids prevention in this new game by Unicef.

DJ BoBo becomes WFP Ambassador

Another star takes up the fight against world hunger for WFP!

Why are there still 400 million hungry children?

On World Food Day - 16 October - WFP is asking you to think about the hundreds of millions of kids in the world who don't get a fair chance in life because they haven't got enough to eat.

Yemen: the forgotten hungry

Perched on the edge of the Red Sea, Yemen is almost forgotten as wars rage in the Middle East and drought brings nearby east Africa to its knees.

Food distribution in Niger

In Niger, WFP and the government are working together to distribute food to people still recovering from last year's crisis.

Ethiopia hit by floods

Heavy rainfall has left tens of thousands of people homeless in this usually bone-dry African country.

Diary from a convoy to Qana

WFP cameraman Marco Frattini is in Lebanon; he sent this travelogue from a convoy taking emergency supplies from Beirut to the south. This account was first published in Italian on www.repubblica.it.

Work begins on Food Force in Norsk!

While we're falling over ourselves to meet the final deadlines for the French and Hungarian versions of Food Force, work on the Norwegian translation is just beginning...

From the thick of it in Lebanon

When hundreds of angry protestors stormed the UN offices in Beirut on 30 July, WFP staff fled to the depths of the building as the mob trashed offices on floors above them. WFP spokesperson Robin Lodge was one of those trapped below ground…

Power to the people

Foot-powered generators and solar panel phone chargers are just two of the clever ways that electricity is produced in Africa.

Signed Bob Geldof items on eBay.com!

Money raised from this auction of T-shirts and DVD box sets autographed by Bob Geldof will go towards helping WFP's work.

Food Force 2 update

WFP is working on a new, Food Force-style game, this time for an older audience.

G8 and J8 leaders meet in Russia

One year after Bob Geldof's Live 8 initiative, poverty still isn't history. But maybe the involvement of young people, meeting alongside world leaders for the G8 summit in Russia, can help make a difference.

The many lives of a WFP oil can

The tin cans used to transport WFP vegetable oil rations are recycled by those who receive them to make everything from toys to cooking utensils, as cameraman Marco Frattini saw on a recent trip to Sudan.

New 3rd world farming simulation game

The computer game "3rd World Farmer" is a simulation trying to show just how tough it is to survive as a farmer in Africa.

Pirates of the Indonesian seas

A couple of WFP-hired ships on their way to Indonesia were attacked by pirates at the weekend.

Kofi on the footie

What's really important about the spirit of the World Cup? UN Secretary General Kofi Annan shares his thoughts.

Risky business in Afghanistan

Despite worsening violence, WFP continues to help millions of people in Afghanistan. Richard Lee in Kabul speaks to a colleague whose compound recently came under attack.

Out of cash in Mauritania

A video from Marcus Prior in Mauritania shows just how urgently international aid is needed in this harsh desert country.

Phoning for help on World Refugee Day

A text message from a man in a refugee camp in Kenya recently made its way to WFP's London office.

A new chance for Afghanistan's child soldiers

Hundreds of Afghan boys and girls are being given the chance of a better life by learning useful skills.

Muslim video games

An extreme Muslim organisation has created a video game to teach children to hate Jews - but there are also constructive and positive video games focusing on the Arab world.

Who should I cheer for?

A website provides a ranking of the "worthiest" countries to support in the World Cup, based on their record as good global citizens.

Food Force on the streets of Warsaw

A colourful street party in Warsaw marked the launch of the Polish version of Food Force.

Desert diary from Mauritania

Mauritania, a country in the Sahara desert, in Western Africa, has one of the harshest environments on earth.

Meet the director

James Morris says there's nothing more satisfying than knowing you've done something for someone else.

Postcard from a refugee camp

Women in a refugee camp in Chad try to lead a normal life far from home.

The sky's the limit

Acrobats give Walk the World a flying start in Rome.

World Cup fever with Ronaldinho

Soccer superstar Ronaldinho spreads the word on hunger for WFP.

Students build new humanitarian computer game

A new humanitarian computer game about the Darfur crisis was inspired by Food Force.