The United Nations’ World Food Programme has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to combat hunger around the world, beating favorites Greta Thunberg and the World Health Organization. The ...

In 1961 the Eisenhower administration played a key role in the establishment of the World Food Programme (WFP) - an experimental effort to provide food through the United Nations to people around the ...

The World Food Programme, which won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, delivered food to 97 million people last year. The United Nations agency, created as an experiment in 1961 after a request by ...

Cindy McCain announced Thursday that she is stepping down as head of the World Food Programme, citing health issues and expressing that the work has been "the honor of a lifetime." "I had truly hoped ...

A California food program for needy families is in danger as funds are set to expire in June. The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project gives low-income residents an instant rebate whenever ...

This article is part of The Food Fight, a series that explores how the United Nations’ World Food Programme is using technology to battle food scarcity and put an end to hunger by 2030. One in nine ...

At a recent House hearing, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that USDA would terminate the Farmers to Family Food Box program. The announcement provoked an outcry from ...