News releases

KINSHASA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has transported 35,000 vaccines to three affected provinces as Democratic Republic of the Congo’s vaccination campaign, led by the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC and Gavi gets underway.

CAIRO – On her first field visit as the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador, world-renowned athlete Ons Jabeur is visiting WFP and the Egyptian Government’s joint programmes in Luxor and Cairo that are designed to address the impacts of climate change, improve access to education, increase nutrition awareness, and support women and youth empowerment.

JORDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) accompanied a delegation from the Jordan branch of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp.

NOUAKCHOTT – As the world gears up for COP29 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and COP16 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) later this year, the Government of the Islamic Republic Mauritania and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have taken bold steps to combat negative impacts of climate change, and environmental degradation for sustainable food security and nutrition.

BLANTYRE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun delivering emergency food assistance to support Malawians impacted by the El Niño-fuelled drought. This effort, which complements the Government of Malawi’s National Response Plan, is supported by generous donor commitments of a nearly USD 39 million.

YAOUNDE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 1 million contribution from the Government of the Republic of Korea to enhance food security and resilience for 1,500 smallholder farmers and their families in Cameroon’s Far North region.

KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda has welcomed a contribution of 3,000 metric tons of rice worth US$2.8 million from the Republic of Korea to support the food needs of around 332,000 refugees, asylum seekers and children from refugee communities. Since 2021, WFP in Uganda has received 13,492 MT of rice from the Republic of Korea.

MUNICH, 01 OCTOBER 2024 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the food services technology company Nilus strengthen partnership in Peru to reach more than 150,000 people with healthy food and groceries through 2,500 community kitchens, government-supported canteens and restaurants serving low-income communities in Lima by 2028.

Islamabad: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has completed its 'Enhanced Food and Nutrition Security for Vulnerable People in Flood-affected Areas of Pakistan' project, funded by the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI). For eighteen months, WFP supported the most vulnerable households in Pakistan’s worst flood-hit districts to facilitate early recovery, rehabilitation, and stabilisation.

KAMPALA – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have today inaugurated a new eco-friendly joint office complex on Mbuya Hill, Kampala, marking a significant milestone in their partnership to serve vulnerable communities in Uganda.

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti today marks another grim milestone, as the number of people facing acute hunger has now reached half of the country’s population, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis.

BEIRUT – The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide food assistance for up to one million people affected by the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon. The agency is distributing ready-to-eat food rations, bread, hot meals and food parcels to families in shelters across the country.

ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme today welcomed a renewed commitment by G7 Agriculture Ministers to work towards greater food security and better nutrition globally, noting that 309 million people face acute hunger caused by conflict, economic upheaval and the climate crisis.

LUANG NAMTHA – After the devastating floods brought by Typhoon Yagi, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Lao PDR has initiated emergency food distributions to support the most affected communities in the country.

MOGADISHU – Millions of Somalis are at risk of falling deeper into hunger as below-average rainfall between October and December 2024 linked to the La Nina weather phenomenon threatens to reverse recent gains in food security. United Nations agencies are warning that without urgent funding for humanitarian action, the country – which in late 2022 was pushed to the brink of famine – could once again be plunged into a hunger crisis caused by severe drought.

Lilongwe - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US$ 5.2 million contribution from the Government of Norway to support 544,000 Malawians adversely impacted by the El Niño-induced drought.

QUEZON CITY – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are hosting the Preparedness and Response Excellence in the Philippines (PREP) Forum on September 25 - 26, highlighting local solutions to tackle food insecurity in disaster-prone areas. Supported by USAID and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, this forum aims to enhance the Philippines’ emergency response and management capacities, supporting vulnerable Filipinos during natural disasters.

NEW YORK – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to boost nutrition support for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition among thousands of mothers and young children in Somalia.

Yerevan, ARMENIA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a contribution of €3.5 million from the European Union (EU) to meet the urgent food needs of refugees in Armenia who fled the conflict that began last year. The EU initially allocated €2.5 million for refugees' immediate needs, later adding €1 million as the situation worsened with 84% of the refugee population in need of food assistance in December 2023 according to a joint UN and government assessment.

ROME – As the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) responds to flood emergencies across the globe, the agency is calling for investment and concerted action to prepare vulnerable communities for more frequent extreme climate events that threaten to damage crops, displace communities and disrupt food systems.

This is a summary of what was said by Leni Kinzli, spokesperson for WFP Sudan (speaking from Nairobi) to whom quoted text may be attributed – at a press briefing In Geneva today.

Nairobi/Geneva: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is in a race against time to save lives in war-torn Sudan, as 1.5 million people across the country either face famine or are at risk of famine. Without urgent assistance, hundreds of thousands of people could die.

NEW YORK CITY–Today, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a contribution of US$ 8 million from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints towards WFP’s home-grown school meals programme in Haiti. The announcement came at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting taking place in New York City, where it was featured as a new CGI Commitment to Action.

KAMPALA – Through a multi-year commitment (2024-2027), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$19.6 million (EUR18 million) from the Government of Ireland to support the Government of Uganda to strengthen self-reliance initiatives for refugee communities and to enhance social protection and school feeding in the Karamoja sub-region.

KATHMANDU – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes US$33 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance the National Mid-day Meal Programme in Nepal for more than 120,000 children annually.

WINDHOEK — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$500,000 from the Republic of Korea to provide crucial food and nutritional support to drought-affected households in Namibia for a period of six months starting in October 2024.