Hunger is not just about food. It is a reflection of the systems humanity has built and the way they dictate who has power, who has access, and whose voices are heard. It is deeply connected to the biggest challenges of our time: economic inequality, conflict, access to healthcare, climate change and the rights of women, girls and Indigenous people. If we want to create a world without hunger, we must transform those systems.
Women’s empowerment is not a parallel agenda. It is the missing infrastructure behind peace, security and sustainable development. Adding women into broken systems is not enough. We must redesign those systems so they work for everyone.
This is why we will be at Women Deliver 2026. Not just to participate, but to advocate for the transformation needed to create the conditions for a breakthrough.
Our global delegation of community partners and Program staff will ensure that the voices and leadership of grassroots communities shape the global agenda. Meet our delegation and check out where we’ll be throughout the week.
Where You Can Find Us
Girls Deliver Pre-Conference Sunday, April 26 | 8:00am – 6:00pm
By centering girls’ lived experiences and leadership, this Pre-Conference will influence collective action for girls across the ecosystem and contribute to the Girls Deliver community’s global call to action to fulfil commitments to adolescent girls and protect their rights. Catch Luisa sharing about her own experiences as an Indigenous girl in Mexico in the opening session of this powerful gathering.
By invitation only
Fireside Chat with Media Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 10:00 – 10:45 AM
Hear about the realities of child marriage and what can be done to end it in communities around the world.
Open to accredited media only
Nourishing Joy and Empathetic Dialogue through Food Tuesday, April 28 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Meeting Room 210
Food is universal: a doorway into empathy, healing, and transformation. Peace Kitchen invites participants from across divides and differences to share food stories, laughter, and reflection on their ordinary food practices. Here, joy, food, and dialogue become tools for imagining safety, shifting power, and co-creating worlds where everyone can flourish. Drawing on traditions of care, hospitality, and embodied resistance, this session transforms nourishment into a participatory act of transformation.
Latin America Regional Consultation on the Declaration Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Declaration Hub (Exhibition Hall)
Join a regional consultation hosted by The Hunger Project-Mexico to explore how the Declaration can be advanced across Latin America and the Caribbean. Contribute your insights to shaping its impact in the region.
Plenary Highlight: Decolonization and Self-Determination: Indigenous Feminist Leadership
April 28, 2026 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Plenary Hall
Tarcila Rivera Zea, Executive Director of our partner organization in Peru, CHIRAPAQ, is a featured speaker during this powerful plenary session. The session places Indigenous feminist leadership where it belongs — not as consultation, but as a source of authority, political direction, and accountability. In doing so, it asks what it would mean for institutions, movements, and global actors to take self-determination seriously in the new system we want to create. It will culminate in a shared commitment moment around the First Nations Indigenous Women’s Statement, developed during the First Nations Pre-Conference, and invite institutions, movements, and individuals to turn reflection into concrete action in solidarity with First Nations and Indigenous women around the world.
WD2026 Arts Hub
Stop by and see a series of powerful images that were created in collaboration with Indigenous Yanesha communities in the Pasco Region of Peru. Andres Gomez of The Hunger Project’s Global Office, completed the series during a visit to community-led development initiatives supported by CHIRAPAQ, the Center for Indigenous Cultures of Peru. The work centers on Indigenous women and girls as carriers of knowledge, culture and collective resilience.
Pre-Conference Input: Community Consultations on the Declaration
The Declaration, which is launching at WD2026, will outline a feminist vision for action: a unifying roadmap for the sector toward gender equality, rooted in care, solidarity, and intersectional justice. It was developed through global consultations, plenaries, workshops, and strategy sessions with over 30 partners and 650 participants—including The Hunger Project! Earlier this year, The Hunger Project-Mexico hosted three consultation sessions with community leaders in Chiapas, Oaxaca and Yucatan. Their insights were directly incorporated into the Declaration, which will shape the global advocacy agenda for years to come.
If you are interested in meeting with anyone from The Hunger Project team during Women Deliver, send an email to wd2026@thp.org. We look forward to connecting with you!
Photos: Women Deliver 2026; Peru 2025; Mexico 2025
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