The next WFP chief could help the UN emergency food agency save millions of lives – or walk away from a starving world.

The President of the General Assembly of the United Nations will convene a high-level plenary meeting to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the World Programme of Action on Youth on 25 September ...

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 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 US Agency for International Development (USAID) reversed course Tuesday and restored several of the World Food Programme’s lifesaving humanitarian aid contracts after canceling them over the ...

Aid cuts come amid increased conflict, displacement Lack of funding affecting WFP operations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, parts of Africa U.N. Secretary-General currently visiting Rohingya refugee ...

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 ...

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.

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 Aug. 31, 2025. ED O'KEEFE: We go ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Food stocks in the Gaza Strip are dwindling and there are only five days of flour left to keep bakeries running as Israel's nearly monthlong blockade threatens to plunge ...