WFP reports on recent work.
Free Rice : More than just vocabUpdated Thu 7 Jan 2010
The Free Rice web vocabulary phenomenon that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world has now turned its attention to an exciting range of new games encompassing art, maths, language and chemistry. Check it out!
Help the people of MyanmarUpdated Sun 27 Jul 2008
Please help WFP's emergency operations to help the people of Myanmar. Raise awareness and funds at your school or university!
DJ Bobo Skis and Sings for WFPUpdated Fri 18 Jan 2008
WFP Ambassador DJ Bobo helped raise over 120,000 USD for WFP at a recent charity event in Switzerland.
Two billion grains of Free RiceUpdated Fri 16 Nov 2007
Feed the hungry – swallow a dictionary! Vocabulary quiz web-game FreeRice feeds 100,000.
October 16th: World Food DayUpdated Tue 16 Oct 2007
In a world of plenty, it is unacceptable that 854 million people suffer from chronic hunger, says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
Hunger essay winner chosenUpdated Mon 17 Sep 2007
Nine-year-old Nicole Ribeiro from Brazil has won an essay-writing competition on the theme of hunger.
Youths of the World learn about hungerUpdated Sat 11 Aug 2007
For World Youth Day 2007 (12 August), find out how Scouts from around the world learned about hunger by playing Food Force....
Ocean's Thirteen Stars Give Million for DarfurUpdated Tue 10 Jul 2007
Clooney charity buys helicopter from WFP in Sudan
Drew Barrymore becomes WFP AmbassadorUpdated Wed 16 May 2007
As WFP's newly appointed Ambassador Against Hunger Drew Barrymore wants to use her fame to help hungry children.
Walk the World: 13 May 2007Updated Thu 3 May 2007
Join our campaign to end child hunger!
A bag to fight hungerUpdated Thu 3 May 2007
Buy the specially designed FEED bag by model Lauren Bush and help WFP feed a child for one school year.
DJ Bobo visits EthiopiaUpdated Thu 22 Mar 2007
WFP Ambassador DJ BoBo calls for more action against hunger in the Horn of Africa.
New kinds of faminesUpdated Thu 15 Feb 2007
A new look at an old question: If there's enough food in the world to feed everyone, why do famines still happen?
Soccer star in CambodiaUpdated Thu 15 Feb 2007
Japanese soccer star Hidetoshi Nakata made a gift of footballs to school kids in Cambodia, encouraging them to attend classes.
Blood Diamond stars highlight hungerUpdated Mon 5 Feb 2007
Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou and his co-star Jennifer Connelly have been speaking out against hunger for WFP.
Fighting malnutrition in PeruUpdated Tue 31 Oct 2006
When young kids don't get enough food, their brains can't develop and they start life with an unfair disadvantage. This WFP project in Peru to feed young children and educate their mothers has almost halved malnutrition rates.
Tough times in GazaUpdated Mon 28 Aug 2006
The situation in Lebanon should not overshadow the needs of the people of Gaza, WFP has warned.
International AIDS conference in CanadaUpdated Wed 16 Aug 2006
Experts and people living with HIV are meeting in Toronto to discuss how to combat the deadly disease. Read the story of one of thousands of orphans in Swaziland whose life was turned upside-down when her parents died from HIV.
Princess and WFP chief appeal for Lebanese peopleUpdated Fri 4 Aug 2006
Princess Haya of Jordan and WFP's chief Jim Morris visited Lebanese refugees in Syria and asked for politicians to do more to help the situation.
WFP forced to cancel aid convoy to LebanonUpdated Mon 31 Jul 2006
As violence grows worse southern Lebanon, WFP is forced to cancel an aid convoy after the Israeli Defence Forces decline to give their agreement to the delivery going ahead.
First UN convoy goes to LebanonUpdated Wed 26 Jul 2006
WFP dispatches the first UN convoy with food and medical supplies to the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre, one of the hardest hit areas that is now home to thousands of displaced people.
WFP food reaches LebanonUpdated Tue 25 Jul 2006
WFP has begun bringing emergency humanitarian aid to the people of Lebanon.
Bleak prospects for food aid in AngolaUpdated Fri 14 Jul 2006
WFP is running out of money to feed hundreds of thousands of kids and refugees in Angola.
Swimming for Java quake victimsUpdated Tue 27 Jun 2006
American marathon swimmer Monte Monfore has set a new world record off the coast of Central Java to highlight WFP’s efforts to help last month’s earthquake survivors.
Rebuilding after Java quakeUpdated Fri 23 Jun 2006
Samiono lost his home and mother in the Java earthquake. With his face bruised and bandaged, he stands amidst the wreckage of his home and wonders how he can rebuild his home and his live. WFP spokesperson Barry Came reports.
WFP gets food to quake victimsUpdated Mon 29 May 2006
New humanitarian computer gameUpdated Fri 12 May 2006
A new humanitarian computer game about the Darfur crisis was inspired by Food Force.
Food Force goes EastUpdated Wed 10 May 2006
Food Force has now been launched in Polish.
Hot meals get Niger's nomadic kids into schoolUpdated Mon 22 May 2006
The wandering lifestyle of Niger's nomads need not rule out a steady education for their children thanks to WFP's school feeding programme. Marcus Prior reports.
Kenya's rains too lateUpdated Fri 28 Apr 2006
WFP warns that despite a good start to the long rains falling in the epicenter of the regional drought, the suffering of millions of nomadic herders and subsistence farmers in Kenya would continue and even deepen.
Inspiration against all odds: women in KashmirUpdated Tue 18 Apr 2006
Many assets that Kashmiri women had built up through WFP projects were destroyed in last year's earthquake. WFP worker Caroline Chaumont met women who are determined, vocal and eager to rebuild their lives. She sent this e-card telling their story.
Living with HIV/Aids in CARUpdated Wed 7 Jun 2006
Banished from her home along with her sick daughter, Josephine Bongoa finds hope in her battle with HIV in the form of WFP food rations and anti-retroviral medication provided by a local children's health centre - a unique institution in the Central African Republic.
Insurance policy against droughtUpdated Mon 3 Apr 2006
When the rains don’t come and the harvests fail, families in Ethiopia go hungry. However, the world's first humanitarian insurance policy, an initiative spearheaded by WFP, the World Bank and the Ethiopian Government, offers a glimmer of hope to poor families in the country.
Ticking clock in KenyaUpdated Mon 27 Mar 2006
WFP Executive Director James Morris says a lack of funds could cause a human tragedy in drought-stricken Kenya, where WFP essential food stocks are running low. Emergency assistance is required for 3.5 million Kenyans.
Women rebuilding in GuatemalaUpdated Tue 28 Feb 2006
Women in Guatemala show their resilience in facing an uncertain future. Nearly five months after Hurricane Stan, they are looking for support and opportunities to help them get back on their feet.
Drought disaster looms in KenyaUpdated Tue 7 Feb 2006
WFP has warned of a humanitarian disaster in Kenya because of drought.
Indiana teen heads to the Super BowlUpdated Mon 6 Feb 2006
17-year-old Audrey from Indiana has won tickets to the Super Bowl in Detroit.
Food Force Bowl launched in NYUpdated Wed 28 Dec 2005
WFP and the NFLPA have teamed up for a copmetition to win tickets to the Super Bowl!
Where maize is gold dustUpdated Fri 25 Nov 2005
WFP's web editor Chris Endean sent this report from Malawi, where a hunger crisis looms. This story first appeared on the Guardian Unlimited website.
Food Force goes multilingualUpdated Tue 25 Oct 2005
Six months and two million downloads after its launch, Food Force will soon be available in five languages.
Food Force in JapaneseUpdated Tue 18 Oct 2005
WFP and gaming giant Konami launched the Japanese version of Food Force on Monday, 17th October. The game is available as a free download at www.foodforce.konami.jp.
Food for south Asia earthquake victimsUpdated Mon 19 Dec 2005
WFP is providing emergency food supplies for survivors of the south Asia earthquake.
Five million hungry in MalawiUpdated Mon 19 Dec 2005
During this year's "lean season" as many as five million people could need food aid in this southern African country.
WFP helps BBC twin British and African schoolsUpdated Thu 13 Oct 2005
WFP has joined with the BBC to promote partnership and dialogue between schoolchildren in Africa and Britain through school twinning programs.
Haiti floods, one year laterUpdated Tue 11 Oct 2005
A year after tropical storm Jeanne hit the coastal town of Gonaives in northern Haiti, thousands of people must still rebuild their homes and livelihoods.
Miriam's story - life in an Azerbaijan campUpdated Tue 20 Sep 2005
Miriam is one of many of Azerbaijan children living in camps for displaced people. Camps were set up when fighting in the country forced thousands of families to leave their homes in search of safe places to live.
Hunger crises and food aidUpdated Wed 10 Aug 2005
First appearing on the BBC News website, this question-and-answer session explains how food shortages occur and how WFP tackles hunger.
Top athletes donate historic items for charity auctionUpdated Mon 1 Aug 2005
In a new project named "Athletics for a Better World - The IAAF Stars' Donation Fund", top athletes will donate important items from their most important competitions to an auction. The money raised will be shared equally among three United Nations organizations: the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), UNICEF and WFP.
Uganda's Ryda School teaches practical skillsUpdated Wed 20 Jul 2005
Ryda School in Uganda offers vocational training and housing for orphans and street children. With help from WFP, it has become an incredible success story. Lydia Wamala spent a day among the school's students, staff - and livestock!
Back to school in Banda AcehUpdated Mon 8 Aug 2005
People are beginning to rebuild their lives and children are returning to school in Banda Aceh, which was very badly affected by the tsunami. Food from WFP encourages children to attend class and keep coming back. Barry Came reports from the field.
WFP in the bigger pictureUpdated Fri 8 Jul 2005
WFP picture postcards drawn by children who participated in WFP's School Feeding programme in West Africa were featured alongside 12,000 others images gathered by the BBC from across Africa and the United Kingdom.
The Maldives six months after the tsunamiUpdated Thu 7 Jul 2005
Hadheeja and her family now live in a temporary two-room shelter and share a kitchen with three other families. The families cook together, and now that they are also receiving pulses and oil from WFP, they can afford to spend a little money on condiments and other extras.
Over 200,000 walk the world to fight child hungerUpdated Fri 17 Jun 2005
On 12 June, more than 200,000 people made history in the global fight to end child hunger by joining together to Walk the World in 269 cities, 91 countries, and all 24 time zones.
WFP opens new air route to Darfur from LibyaUpdated Sat 14 May 2005
From a Libyan airport, WFP has begun airlifting food directly into western Sudan's Darfur region. This opens a new route to deliver food aid to nearly two million people during the rainy season.
Japan's leader visits tsunami victims helped by his countryUpdated Sat 30 Apr 2005
Japan provided immediate and generous aid to victims of the Asian Tsunami of 2004. Recently, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi toured Banda Aceh, an area of Indonesia badly hit, where he saw Japan’s aid at work.
Diary: A visit to Darfur refugees in ChadUpdated Mon 8 Aug 2005
In the African country of Chad, WFP officer Marcus Prior travelled with an MTV production crew to camps housing Darfur refugees. The refugees crossed into Chad over the border it shares with western Sudan. Marcus is a public information officer and he tells the story of what he saw.
Olympic rowing heroes reunite to raise money for WFPUpdated Thu 16 Feb 2006
Sir Steve Redgrave and his Olympic winning team will reunite for another important race - this time their objective isn't to win a gold medal but to raise money to help the tsunami survivors.
WFP launches emergency response to Sumatra 'quakeUpdated Thu 16 Feb 2006
Less than 10 hours after an undersea earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra, WFP launched a major emergency response.
Food aid at the end of the worldUpdated Thu 16 Feb 2006
A WFP public information officer tells us about his visit to Potokh in Afghanistan and how winter supplies were delivered and distributed.
100 days after tsunami, WFP helping againUpdated Mon 18 Apr 2005
Another earthquake hit the Indonesian islands on 28 March. WFP was on the scene within hours bringing food and help to more than 200,000 people.
