The former executive director of the UN World Food Programme reveals the danger of treating crises in isolation.

David Beasley is the former executive director of the UN World Food Programme, a 2020 Nobel Peace Laureate, and a One Young ...

At the end of October, Hurricane Melissa impacted almost six million people across the Caribbean islands, per a release ...

In support of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) emergency response in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, WFP Goodwill Ambassador Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is donating $350,000 from his XO Humanitarian ...

At least $250 million in U.N. humanitarian aid intended for refugees and poor communities in Lebanon has been lost to banks selling the local currency at highly unfavourable rates, a Thomson Reuters ...

With millions on the brink of famine in four nations, women and girls will be hardest hit due to cultural beliefs and COVID-19's economic impacts, the charity CARE said on Wednesday.

Famine declarations are relatively rare. But the leading international authority on hunger crises this week declared that ...

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The World Food Prize week in Des Moines gathers international leaders to address global food security issues and honors former chairman John Ruan III with a new statue. The World Food Prize week in ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Not one, but two Indiana chefs won world titles at the 2025 World Food Championships! Cindy Hawkins (Team Indiana/Circle City Sweets), from Indianapolis, won the "World Dessert ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2025 World Food Championships wrapped up this past weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and Indiana chefs had reason to celebrate. Two Hoosiers walked away with world titles ...