The United Nations food agency is shutting down its operations in the northern, rebel-held part of Yemen, following restrictions and harassment by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, UN officials said on ...
The 71-year-old American suffered a mild stroke in October 2025 and returned in early January to the WFP's headquarters in Rome to resume her duties.
Hundreds of thousands of people depend on the U.N. agency for food. It's been eight weeks since Israel blocked aid. The U.N. has run out of supplies for charity kitchens as aid sits across the border.
Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia due to conflict, severe drought, mass displacement and regional economic and political turmoil that’s left millions of people without access to food ...
The following is the transcript of an interview with Cindy McCain, World Food Programme executive director, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 25, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: ...
The World Food Programme (WFP) works closely with UNHCR during emergencies and longer-term crises to provide food to uprooted people around the world, especially vulnerable groups such as women and ...
It has been 30 years since the World Programme of Action for Youth – the first action plan on policies and programmes for youth – was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1995. Governments, civil ...