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27 February 2017
Government Of Belgium Supports UNHAS In Nigeria And Other Emergencies In 2016/2017
BRUSSELS - Contributing a total of €6 million, the Belgian Development Cooperation (DGDC) has helped the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) provide crucial air transport services for the humanitarian community across Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Yemen in 2016 and will continue to support services through 2017.
Responding to Emergencies
27 February 2017
WFP Concerned About Desperate Reports Coming From Families Inside Western Mosul
ERBIL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation facing families in western Mosul, where more than 750,000 people are living in dire conditions.
23 February 2017
EU Support Allows WFP To Provide For More Malian Refugees In Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a vital injection of €1.5 million from the European Union to help meet the food needs of Malian refugees in Mauritania.
23 February 2017
Italy Donates EUR 1 Million To WFP And UNICEF For People Affected By Conflict In Eastern Ukraine
Kyiv – The Government of Italy has donated EUR 1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF to assist people affected by the conflict in Eastern Ukraine in 2017.
23 February 2017
Mexico Supports Vulnerable Syrian Refugees In Lebanon During The Winter Months
BEIRUT – The World Food Programme (WFP) has provided vital food assistance to the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in Lebanon this winter thanks to generous contributions from the Government of Mexico and other donors. 21 February 2017
Joint Statement On Famine In South Sudan
Life-saving support urgently needed in Greater Unity Region
21 February 2017
Somalia: Persistent Drought Leads To Major Food Security Crisis
A failed 2016 rainy season linked to the climate phenomenon La Niña, combined with exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans, have led to extreme drought in the Horn of Africa and a more intense drought than that of 2010 in Somalia. These extreme weather conditions, combined with factors including high food prices, trade disruption, population displacement and insecurity, are likely to have a very severe impact on the food security of millions of people in the coming months. This expected food crisis could be exacerbated by a forecast poor rainfall season in 2017.
20 February 2017
EU Supports WFP Food Assistance And Air Operations In Sudan
KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed two generous contributions totalling €8 million from European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), enabling WFP to provide food assistance to refugees, nutritional support to mothers and children and continue operation of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Sudan.
20 February 2017
Severe Food Shortages Hit Africa’s Refugees Hard – UNHCR And WFP Warn
ROME - The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, are very concerned that critical shortages in food assistance are affecting some 2 million refugees in 10 countries across Africa.
Responding to Emergencies
20 February 2017
Famine Hits Parts Of South Sudan
UN agencies warn that almost 5 million people urgently need food, agriculture and nutrition assistance
