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    World Food Programme

    World Food Programme is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide. It saves lives in emergencies and helps people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. WFP is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

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    Executive Director
    Luke Lindberg

    Leadership

    Luke Lindberg, Executive Director. Luke Lindberg was appointed Executive Director of the World Food Programme, succeeding Cindy McCain.

    Key facts

    Founded
    1961source
    Headquarters
    Rome, Italysource
    People acutely hungry
    266 millionsource
    Funding requirement for 2026
    US$13 billion to reach 110 million peoplesource
    Food delivered in 2025
    2.3 million metric tonssource
    Nobel Peace Prize
    2020source

    WYDE coverage of World Food Programme

    WYDE Newsroom has published 18 articles about World Food Programme, from Mar 23, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026. World Food Programme is the subject of 13 stories and a recipient in 5 stories. The most recent is Last Day to Apply: The $1 Million Creator Fund Closes Tonight.

    WYDE Weekly

    Last Day to Apply: The $1 Million Creator Fund Closes Tonight

    WYDE Weekly: EAT's $1 million clipping fund closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Plus 33 countries on stockpiling food, WFP's Gaza cuts, a prank that became a $605,350 GoFundMe, $200 million for Boston Children's and the $6.3 billion Binance hack.

    Oct 31, 2026 · 8 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    The US Says Stockpile Food. It Still Has No Plan for Its $720 Million to Fight Global Hunger

    Washington, London and Tokyo tell households to stock up, and the Pentagon wants bases that can run 90 days alone. The $720 million Congress set aside to fight global hunger still has no published plan.

    Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    WFP Cuts Gaza Food Aid as 500,000 People Lose Access

    The World Food Programme said on 19 October 2026 that it cut monthly food aid in Gaza from 1.6 million people to 1.1 million and needs $450 million for Gaza and the West Bank through March 2027.

    Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Circle Foundation Funds UN Aid Agencies to Test Stablecoin Payments in Crisis Zones

    The Circle Foundation is funding the UN Development Programme and the World Food Programme to move humanitarian aid onto regulated stablecoins, cutting the cost and delay of getting money to people in Syria, Haiti, Guatemala, and The Gambia.

    Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient

    WYDE Weekly

    A Court Stripped Section 230, the FDA Killed Self-Certified Food Ingredients, and Wall Street Put $500 Billion Behind AI. Over 63,000 Meals.

    WYDE Weekly: the SEC cancels its Regulation Crypto vote a day early, Colombia's earthquake toll reaches 273, a judge dismisses the Adani case with a rebuke, and Anthropic signs a $9.1 billion compute deal with a bitcoin miner.

    Aug 15, 2026 · 5 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    A 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake in Colombia's Chocó Kills More Than 200 as WFP Readies Food and Cash Assistance

    The quake struck one of the poorest regions in the hemisphere, where armed conflict already keeps more than 21,000 people confined to their communities. Colombia has declared a national disaster.

    Aug 12, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    Global Hunger Fell for a Third Year to 645 Million, the UN Says

    The UN's 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report says global hunger fell to 645 million people, a third straight year of decline, even as 2.7 billion still cannot afford a healthy diet and aid cuts threaten the gains.

    Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Visa built stablecoin rails, Wyoming set a giving record, and the EAT Card hit the App Store. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Visa's stablecoin platform, DTCC's first live tokenized trades, the Senate's unanimous no-pardon vote on SBF, WyoGives' record $6.46 million, Lilly's $100 billion endowment, and the EAT Card iOS launch.

    Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    Private Aviation Giant Jetex Partners With the World Food Programme on ShareTheMeal

    Jetex will steer private jet clients and corporate partners to WFP's giving app across its terminals worldwide as global hunger funding falls short

    Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient

    Food Policy

    WFP Warns Sudan Hunger Is Deepening Amid a $646 Million Funding Gap

    The World Food Programme has cut assistance in Sudan from 5 million to 3.5 million people and reduced rations amid a 646 million dollar funding gap, as war, donor cuts, and Strait of Hormuz disruption to fertiliser supplies deepen the world's largest hunger crisis.

    Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Swift's banking network turned on its blockchain, Circle became a bank, and an XRP windfall gave away $154 million. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Swift's live ledger with 17 banks, Circle and Sony's OCC charters, the $1.4 trillion Meta demand, a revived 45 million hunger warning, and Rippleworks' record $154 million grant year.

    Jul 12, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    IMF Cuts 2026 Global Growth to 3% Over the Iran Energy Shock

    The IMF now expects 3 percent global growth and 4.7 percent global inflation in 2026, with oil up nearly 32 percent since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, numbers that land hardest on food prices and the households least able to absorb them.

    Jul 8, 2026 · 3 min read · Recipient

    Food Policy

    The Iran Ceasefire Collapse Revives a Warning of 45 Million More Going Hungry

    Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over as airstrikes resumed and oil jumped more than 6 percent, reviving the World Food Programme projection that a sustained oil shock could push almost 45 million more people into acute hunger.

    Jul 8, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Big Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Intercept's $500M fund, Evan Spiegel's $550M medical-debt erase, the US $800M WFP pledge, Project Pangea, and the EAT Card beta.

    Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read · Recipient

    Food Policy

    US Pledges Over $800 Million to the World Food Programme After 2025 Aid Cuts

    The State Department announced more than $1 billion for the World Food Programme and UNICEF, with over $800 million for WFP, a reversal of 2025 food-aid cuts as 318 million people face crisis hunger in 2026.

    Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient

    Food Policy

    FAO and WFP Add Nigeria and Somalia to Famine-Risk Hunger Hotspots for 2026

    A new FAO-WFP Hunger Hotspots report names 13 countries where acute food insecurity will worsen between June and November 2026, newly elevating Nigeria's Borno State and Somalia to the highest famine-risk tier as humanitarian funding falls 59%.

    Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    Global Hunger Funding Falls 59% as UN Names 13 Hotspots Near Famine

    A new FAO and WFP report names 13 hunger hotspots for 2026 as humanitarian food funding falls 59 percent and acute food insecurity hits 266 million.

    Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    SNAP Cuts Could Kill 70,000 Americans as Iran War Threatens 45 Million More Worldwide

    SNAP cuts projected to cause 70,000 avoidable deaths by 2040 as Iran war threatens to push 45 million more people into acute hunger worldwide.

    Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

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