"We feel safe here," says Labakal Kalahin, an exhausted mother of four who lost one of her children while fleeing to the village of Pibor from the fighting which erupted late last year in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. She’s among tens of thousands of people driven from their homes by the fighting whom WFP is now moving to assist with food and basic necessities.

Originally posted from Survivors Of Violence In South Sudan Tell Their Stories

WFP has stepped up efforts to assist more than 80,000 people driven from their homes by violence in the South Sudan state of Jonglei. In addition to food, WFP is moving in tents, medical supplies and other basic necessities to establish a critical lifeline for families affected by the fighting.

Originally posted from Help Arrives For Victims Of Violence in South Sudan

For the third time in a decade, drought has returned to the Sahel region of West Africa bringing hunger to millions of people across the region. WFP is pre-positioning food assistance ahead of the annual lean season when the vulnerable – especially women and children – are most at risk of malnutrition.

Originally posted from Drought Affects Millions in The Sahel

For the third time in a decade, drought has returned to the Sahel region of West Africa bringing hunger to millions of people across the region. WFP is pre-positioning food assistance ahead of the annual lean season when the vulnerable – especially women and children – are most at risk of malnutrition.

Originally posted from Drought Affects Millions in The Sahel

At a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran led a panel of experts including philanthropist Bill Gates in a conversation about global food security. Panelists addressed the need to help small farmers raise production and the vital role played by the private sector in linking farmers to markets.

Originally posted from Thought Leaders At Davos Discuss How To Ensure Food Security

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is a reminder that the private sector has the power to help shape the future of the world for the better. One of the ways this can happen is through public-private partnerships, an area in which WFP has led the way in recent years.

Originally posted from Davos and the Power of the Private Sector

As the world’s youngest country, IT and telecommunications infrastructure in South Sudan are still underdeveloped, posing enormous challenges for humanitarian workers. A new partnership between WFP and the Government of Luxembourg is rapidly changing this with the first-ever deployment of the revolutionary ‘emergency.lu’ solution. 

Originally posted from South Sudan: World’s Newest Country Deploys World’s Newest Solution For Emergency Comms

Jose Manuel Ramirez had to wait 10 years to have the opportunity of doing what he loves the most: farming, a tradition he and his brothers inherited from their parents.

Originally posted from Jose Manuel, a New Beginning in El Salvador

What’s it like to grow up in the slums of Nairobi? In Spring 2011, WFP gave a small video camera to a 12-year-old girl named Molly and asked her to record scenes from her daily life. The result is a window into one of the poorest places on earth through the eyes of a curious little girl. Welcome to Molly’s world.

Originally posted from Molly’s World: A Girl Films Her Life In A Nairobi Slum

For South Sudan to feed its 8 million inhabitants, it must overcome a range of formidable challenges. Similarly  tough tasks exist for WFP and the humanitarian community as they set about reaching the almost 3 million South Sudanese who currently need emergency food assistance.

Originally posted from The Challenges Of Feeding South Sudan’s Hungry