ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza could soon escalate into famine unless immediate action is taken. As winter approaches, the lack of food and other vital humanitarian supplies entering the Strip will likely lead to catastrophic consequences.
BAMAKO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its lifesaving response to people affected by the devastating floods in Mali. Since the start of the rainy season in June, unusually heavy downpours have caused flooding in many regions forcing the government to declare a state of national catastrophe in August, while appealing for immediate support to 350,000 people affected.
JEDDAH – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$25 million contribution from Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to support its life-saving operations in Yemen over the next year.
ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme welcomes the latest efforts by the G7, to put food security and nutrition in conflict and in fragile settings at the centre of its development agenda.
PORT-AU-PRINCE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes new multi-year funding from the Government of Canada to enable WFP and the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) to provide healthy daily meals for up to 100,000 pre-school and primary school students in Haiti.
OUAGADOUGOU – Amidst a complex humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, a US$ 124 million contribution from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) in 2024 enabled the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reach over one million crisis-affected people in Burkina Faso with lifesaving humanitarian assistance.
MATAM – The Government of Senegal and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched the distribution of fortified rice in schools to address micronutrient deficiencies, improve children’s health and wellbeing, and promote quality education.
WASHINGTON, DC – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes four awards totaling US $110 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support critical school meals programmes across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Laos, and Rwanda. The funding will benefit nearly half a million children and their communities in more than 1,600 pre-primary and primary schools across the four countries.
ACCRA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$9.3 million contribution from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to enhance access to digital technology for youth, primarily in Northern Ghana, empowering them to build resilience in food systems, improve nutrition and livelihoods.
NEW DELHI/COLOMBO—Today, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministries of Environment of India and Sri Lanka launched the ‘Adaptation for Resilience’ (ADAPT4R) project. The five-year initiative aims to improve food security and strengthen the livelihoods of farming communities facing climate-induced challenges in the two countries.
KABUL / BEIJING – Thanks to a contribution from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the organization was able to reach nearly 250,000 food-insecure people across Afghanistan in the past months.
LUSAKA – Germany, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and channelled via the German Development Bank (KFW), has contributed EUR10 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help 30,000 households and 15,000 school children in six districts recover from the El Niño-induced drought.
JERUSALEM – The risk of famine will persist throughout Gaza this winter unless fighting stops and more humanitarian aid reaches families, according to a new food security assessment by experts from 16 UN agencies and NGOs. Twelve months of fighting have decimated livelihoods, drastically reduced food production and severely restricted both commercial and humanitarian supply lines, the report said.
LUXEMBOURG - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a new strategic partnership with the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
