ADEN/ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that food insecurity is steeply increasing in Government of Yemen areas, as escalating conflict forces families from their homes, disrupts markets and restricts humanitarian access. Here are the latest updates on food security and WFP’s response to the escalation.
DHAKA, Bangladesh – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh has welcomed a USD 5 million contribution from the Republic of Korea. The contribution comes as humanitarian resources are increasingly stretched and it will help sustain life-saving food assistance, nutrition services and school feeding for more than 462,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh over a 12-month period.
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a USD 2 million contribution from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support 47,500 children in Somalia through home-grown school meals and treatment for moderate acute malnutrition.
RAMALLAH, Palestine – The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided USD 5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver cash-based assistance to over 100,000 conflict-affected Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, helping families meet their most essential needs.
KAMPALA, Uganda – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda has welcomed a contribution of EUR 4.5 million from the Government of Ireland to support more than 221,000 school children and 108,000 smallholder farmers in drought-hit Karamoja and to help 19,200 refugees and host communities transition to self-reliance. The contribution will also help strengthen social protection systems that deliver regular cash payments to 5,100 mothers, young children and older people in Karamoja.
KATHMANDU – A month after devastating floods swept through valleys in northern Nepal, World Food Programme (WFP) assistance continues to provide a vital lifeline to affected communities that remain highly vulnerable. Widespread displacement, lost livelihoods, damaged farmland, and disrupted market access are affecting families’ ability to feed themselves properly, without assistance.
BETIOKY, Madagascar – The Government of Japan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today inaugurated three solar-powered agricultural hubs under the “Rapid Rural Transformation” (RRT) initiative and six Learning and Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres in Betioky district. The nine facilities are supporting drought-affected communities to produce food, improve children’s nutrition and build resilience to climate shocks.
The Government of Japan contributed an emergency grant of USD 1 million to support emergency food assistance for communities affected by recent devastating flash floods in Nepal through the World Food Programme (WFP).
ADEN, YEMEN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response in Yemen. This is happening as thousands of families have been forced to flee their homes due to renewed fighting along the country’s western coast. WFP has already provided food assistance to 45,000 people and is preparing to assist an additional 1.5 million people if the conflict intensifies. This latest crisis comes at a period of critically low funding for WFP’s Yemen operations which could limit how quickly and widely the agency can respond.
This is a transcription of what was said by Matthew Hollingworth, WFP’s Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's Geneva briefing.
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – The Government of Djibouti today assumed management of a strategic Humanitarian Logistics Base previously run by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), marking a major step in national efforts to strengthen food security, emergency preparedness and regional supply chains.
KHARTOUM, Sudan - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a USD 5 million contribution from the Republic of Korea to provide emergency food assistance to 365,000 people and nutritious school meals to 23,000 children as Sudan faces one of the world’s largest hunger crises.
HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Government of Japan has contributed JPY 200 million, approximately USD 1.3 million, to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support food and nutrition assistance for refugees and asylum seekers at Tongogara Refugee Settlement.
N’DJAMENA, Chad – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Japan today signed an agreement for a JPY 200 million contribution, equivalent to USD 1.3 million or XAF 706,000,000 to provide school meals and malnutrition prevention services to communities in food-insecure and crisis-affected areas of Chad.
KATHMANDU, Nepal – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its response in Nepal as some communities devastated by flash floods and landslides remain isolated by damaged roads, destroyed infrastructure, and challenging terrain. Emergency food assistance was dispatched and distributed to affected areas within hours of the disaster, and specialist logistics teams have been deployed to help humanitarian partners reach the most isolated locations.
YANGON, Myanmar – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has activated a free-to-user emergency cargo transport service to bolster the humanitarian response to severe flooding in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region. By making its logistics capacity available to all humanitarian partners, WFP is accelerating the delivery of life-saving relief to flood-impacted communities.
KHARTOUM, Sudan – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemns the aerial attack that hit two trucks carrying WFP food assistance outside of Dilling, South Kordofan, on 30 August 2026. The trucks were destined for Kadugli, South Kordofan, and were clearly marked with WFP banners and flags.
JERUSALEM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that due to critical funding constraints, it is cutting in half the number of people it can support with food assistance in the West Bank. The reduction comes at a time when food needs have more than doubled since 2023.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes the Government of Australia's contribution of AUD 2 million to support emergency food assistance and logistics operations for communities affected by the devastating floods in northern Nepal.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 2,400 mt of rice from the Government of the Republic of Korea, valued at USD 2.9 million, that will support food assistance for 100,000 refugees and vulnerable host communities in Ethiopia.
