FAO rallies global community behind the 2024 theme: Right to Foods for a better life and a better future - Leave No One Behind
16 October, Rome - The global ceremony marking World Food Day 2024 took place here today, with participants underlining the need for universal access to enough diverse, nutritious, affordable, and safe foods. The event came amid growing global tensions and conflicts and climate shocks, which are among factors contributing to the challenge of hundreds of millions of people worldwide facing hunger and billions being unable to afford a healthy diet.
DAMASCUS – The United Nations World Food Programme Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau appealed today for international support to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Syria which is facing an influx of people fleeing the war in Lebanon. An estimated 260,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon so far
Statement attributable to UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban and WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau
BEIRUT, 14 October 2024 – “During a three-day visit to Lebanon, we witnessed the devastation and sensed people’s fear and confusion. For them, the future remains uncertain as long as their country is under fire. The war that the world wanted to avoid in Lebanon is now happening and has already triggered a catastrophe.
NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 21,000 metric tons of rice from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea (valued at US$ 14.2 million) doubling the contribution from 2023.
This is a summary of what was said by WFP Spokesperson for Southern Africa, Tomson Phiri – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today calling for urgent assistance to prevent a wide-spread drought triggered by the El- Niño from deepening into a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe.
JERUSALEM - The UN World Food Programme today warned that escalating violence in northern Gaza is having a disastrous impact on food security for thousands of Palestinian families, noting that the main crossings into the north have been closed and no food aid has entered since 1 October.
Saturday, 12 October 2024 – We are extremely concerned about the reported referral to “criminal prosecution” by the Houthi de facto authorities of a significant number of arbitrarily detained colleagues, including three United Nations personnel—two from UNESCO and one from the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR)—who were detained in 2021 and 2023.
ABUJA - Amidst rising food insecurity and malnutrition in Nigeria, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, Cindy McCain, urges public and private sector leaders to work together to tackle the root causes of hunger and build peace in Nigeria, as she concludes a visit to the country.
Dushanbe – The Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Russian Social and Industrial Foodservice Institute (SIFI) inaugurated a renovated canteen in school number 30 in Dushanbe, alongside the handover of kitchen equipment to boost the city’s school feeding programme. With USD 800,000 in funding from the Russian Federation, 55 school canteens in 31 districts across Tajikistan have been upgraded. This initiative improves the quality, safety, and efficiency of meal preparation, directly enhancing student nutrition and well-being.
ISLAMABAD- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Pakistan marked the extension of their partnership under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme (BNP) at a ceremony held at the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) headquarters in Islamabad.
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI– The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan welcomes a flexible contribution of US$ 1.5 million from the Republic of Korea. This vital funding will enable WFP to provide critical food and nutrition assistance to war-ravaged communities facing severe hunger in Sudan. This flexible contribution will also allow WFP to respond as the crisis evolves in a nimble and quick way, where and when needs are the most acute.
CAUAYAN CITY –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Government of France, the Department of Education (DepEd), and the City Government of Cauayan, has launched a home-grown school feeding pilot in the Isabela Province. The initiative aims to support smallholder farmers by boosting their incomes while providing daily, nutritious meals to schoolchildren.
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.
