‘Doing better with less’: How WFP is tackling hunger in a volatile world

As global hunger surges to historic highs, with around 300 million people facing acute food insecurity, the World Food Programme is turning to technology, partnerships, and internal reforms to deliver aid faster and more effectively.This involves expanding school meal programmes, strengthening collaboration with countries, and using Artificial Intelligence to predict crises and target assistance, At the 2026 India AI Impact Summit, WFP’s Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told UN News’s Anshu Sharma that innovation and cooperation will be critical to meeting rising humanitarian needs despite shrinking funding and growing global instability.