Kinshasa - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has embarked on an extreme prioritization of assistance leaving millions of vulnerable people without food assistance as needs continue to outpace available resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Massachusetts /Panama City - The Civic Data Design Lab (CCDL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have been recognized among winners of the 2023 Anthem Awards which highlight excellence in social impact. The project “Distance Unknown: Risks and Opportunities of Migration in the Americas” today received a Gold Medal in the ‘Humanitarian Action & Services’ category for ‘Best use of data’.
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 30 January 2024 – The allegations of involvement of several UNRWA staff in the heinous attacks on Israel on 7 October are horrifying. As the Secretary-General has said, any UN employee involved in acts of terror will be held accountable.
ROME - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, Cindy McCain, has assumed the role of Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) principals Champion on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH), taking over from Andrew Morley, President of World Vision International.
MANILA – The Government of Japan has contributed US$5 million (PHP 250 million) to support the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Farm-to-School Meals project in the Philippines. The project links local smallholder farmers with primary schools to provide young learners in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with nutritious meals.
NOUAKCHOTT – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) thanks the European Union (EU) for its long-term support to the people of Mauritania. The major contribution of €2,3 million, made through the EU’s Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO), supported the National Disaster Preparedness Programme for the past 6 years. In addition, its crucial contribution of €1,45 million allowed WFP to provide cash assistance to 82,000 Malian refugees in the Mbera camp in 2023.
HARARE – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a contribution of US$11.27 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe, ensuring that approximately 230,000 of the most vulnerable people in Mwenezi, Mangwe, Chivi, and Buhera districts will receive critical food assistance during the January to March 2024 lean season.
BRUSSELS – The United Nations World Food Program welcomes a grant of €7 million from the European Union to support the continuation of critical nutrition needs and services for the most vulnerable groups of children and pregnant and lactating women in Yemen.
ROME/GENEVA/NEW YORK – As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a fundamental step change in the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgently needed, United Nations agencies warned today. The heads of the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) say that getting enough supplies into and across Gaza now depends on: the opening of new entry routes; more trucks being allowed through border checks each day; fewer restrictions on the movement of humanitarian workers; and guarantees of safety for people accessing and distributing aid.
BAGHDAD – Basrah Gas Company (BGC) and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) have signed an agreement aiming to support local farmers in the Al Zubair district in Basrah through a climate change adaptation initiative which sets out to increase their incomes and boost agricultural production.
New Delhi: A collection of field stories showcasing the use of millets in Asian and African countries, including India, was launched today in New Delhi. The launch marks a successful completion of the Mapping and Exchange of the Good Practices (MEGP) Initiative for Millets Mainstreaming in Asia and Africa. The joint initiative between NITI Aayog and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
started in July 2022.
NOUAKCHOTT – The Government of Japan's US$2 million (over 79 million ouguiyas) funds in 2023 allowed the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Mauritania to provide food assistance to more than 65,000 vulnerable Malian refugees in the Mbera camp.
DILI - The Timor-Leste Ministry of Health (MoH) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signed an agreement to purchase Specialized Nutritious Foods (SNF) to tackle malnutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
CHIȘINĂU - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is collaborating with Moldova’s Minister of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) to expand its cash assistance, boost the country’s social protection systems, and expedite ongoing sectoral reforms.
DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is gearing up to restore its critical food assistance for the entire Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. Starting 1 January 2024, WFP will increase the value of its monthly food voucher from US$8 to US$10 per person.
East Jerusalem – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a grant of US$5.2 million from the Government of Canada. This timely contribution will enable WFP to provide essential emergency food assistance to people in Gaza.
KABUL – In the past half year, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) was able to provide life-saving food aid to nearly 230,000 hungry people thanks to a grant of US$3.2 million from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF) managed by its Trustee, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemns the looting of food supplies from its premises in Gezira State last weekend after elements of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke into the warehouse and office, following their takeover of Wad Medani.
Dhaka, Bangladesh — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) have marked a significant milestone in their longstanding partnership with the launch of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement aims to mobilize ‘Data for Life’ and strengthen official statistics, focusing on achieving Zero Hunger and supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2 and 17.
Niamey – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Niger welcomed a contribution of €3 million from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to help address vulnerable communities’ urgent food and education needs, while sustaining humanitarian partners with safe and efficient access to all regions of Niger through the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).
KABUL – In the past one and a half year, the Government of India has donated a 50,000 metric tons of wheat grains to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan. This donation has enabled WFP to support more than one million people this year, and 4.7 million people in 2022.
East Jerusalem – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a donation of CHF 10,000,000.00 (over USD 11,400,000) from the Swiss Government in support of WFP’s emergency response in Gaza. These funds, which have come at a critical point in the crisis, will help WFP bring vital emergency food assistance to the people of Gaza.
ROME – More than one in four households in Gaza currently face extreme hunger, and there is a risk of famine unless access to adequate food, clean water, health and sanitation services is restored, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today. IPC is a multi-stakeholder platform that analyses data to determine the severity and magnitude of hunger crises, according to internationally-recognized scientific standards.
East Jerusalem – A 46-truck convoy, organized by WFP and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), on Wednesday carried more than 750 metric tons of life-saving food into Gaza, marking the first time a direct aid convoy from Jordan has reached the Strip since the upsurge in hostilities began on 7 October.
