News releases

Kinshasa – There are 25.6 million people who continue to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report. Armed violence, continued conflict and soaring food prices are driving acute food insecurity affecting displaced people and returnees.

ROME – Multiple storms battering coastlines in the Caribbean and the Philippines serve as a reminder of the urgent need for decisive climate action to support communities facing the brunt of extreme weather, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. This call to action comes as the world reflects on the outcomes of the soon-to-conclude UN Climate Change Conference, COP29.

YANGON – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes Michael Dunford as its new representative and country director for Myanmar.

Jerusalem – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a critical contribution of US$20 million from the Republic of Korea, enabling WFP to continue providing life-saving food assistance to families severely affected by the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip and those facing heightened food insecurity amid escalating violence and instability in the West Bank.

ACCRA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 3.6 million contribution (over 58.3 million Ghanaian cedis) from the United States, and the United Kingdom to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 70,000 drought-affected people in northern Ghana.

BANJUL – Findings from a comprehensive impact evaluation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) in the Gambia reveals that school meals enhance food security and dietary diversity, while improving mental well-being among Gambian children - especially girls.

RAMALLAH – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Labour, and with support from the European Union, is scaling up efforts to assist Palestinian workers from Gaza who were forcibly displaced to the West Bank following the events of 7 October 2023.

PORT-AU-PRINCE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that its humanitarian flights will resume on 20 November after regulatory issues were resolved following a short interruption. The WFP-run United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) provides vital passenger and light-cargo transport within Haiti for the entire humanitarian community including local and international NGOs and UN entities.

Juba – Alarming new food security data from South Sudan shows that 57 per cent of the population will be acutely food insecure through the 2025 lean season with returnees fleeing the war in Sudan and young children facing some of the highest levels of hunger and malnutrition as economic pressures, climate extremes, and the effects of Sudan's war drive worsening hunger

BEIRUT— The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$2 million from the people and the Government of Japan to support conflict-affected families across Lebanon, including refugees, and help them meet their urgent food needs in this challenging time.

MANILA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a PHP 30 million (US$500,000) contribution from the Republic of Korea (ROK). These funds will provide critical cash assistance to people affected by severe tropical storm Kristine and other typhoons that have recently struck the Philippines.

KYIV, 14 November 2024 – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe gathered in Kyiv this week to attend the European Regional School Meals Summit, hosted by the Government of Ukraine, with the support of First Lady Olena Zelenska, and within the framework of the School Meals Coalition – a global network of over 100 national governments and 130 partners. The two-day summit, attended by over 20 governments representatives across multiple sectors, underscored the region’s dedication to a shared mission: ensuring that every child worldwide has access to nutritious meals by 2030.

PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI – Three UN World Food Programme convoys carrying essential food and nutrition assistance are on their way to Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur and Kadugli in South Kordofan for the first time in months. WFP is calling for the safe passage of these vital humanitarian aid convoys to areas that have been largely cut off from aid since the start of the conflict – especially to Zamzam where famine was confirmed in August.

KABUL – The Government of France has allocated 3 million euros (USD 3.3 million) from its Food Assistance Program (FAP), to support the World Food Programme’s school feeding and nutrition programs in Afghanistan - a country where an already crippling hunger crisis hits mothers and children the hardest.

Dhaka, Bangladesh — The Republic of Korea has stepped up its support to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with a new contribution of US$2 million. The timely funding enabled WFP to reach nearly 76,000 Rohingya and provide them with full rations of US$12.50 for two months.

JAKARTA – The United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Deputy Executive Director, Carl Skau, reaffirmed WFP’s commitment to deepening its long-standing partnership with the Government of Indonesia as he concluded his two-day visit to the country late last week.

This is a summary of what was said by Chi Lael, WFP Spokesperson for Nigeria (speaking from Abuja via Zoom) – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

GENEVA – Normally, I would speak on behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) about the food security situation in northeast Nigeria. But today I am making a joint statement for these are not normal times.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced Antoni Porowski—culinary expert from the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series Queer Eye, New York Times bestselling author and executive producer and host of National Geographic’s upcoming docuseries No Taste Like Home—as their newest Goodwill Ambassador.

YAOUNDE – Recent flooding in Cameroon has affected more than 400,000 people and upended lives and livelihoods, as the country grapples with acute food insecurity amid rising food prices, conflict, displacement, and climatic shocks.

MANILA – In support of the Philippine Government’s response, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) started providing cash assistance last week to communities affected by severe tropical storm Kristine (international name: Trami). This initiative aims to reach 42,000 families with children under 5 registered in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) social assistance programme, in two of the most impacted provinces of the Bicol Region. The cash complements food and non-food items provided by the Government since the onset of the emergency.

ABUJA – A new assessment has found that a staggering 33 million people will face acute food insecurity in Nigeria in 2025, with the number of people facing emergency levels of need projected to almost double.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces today that it has joined the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty as a founding member. The Global Alliance, an initiative of Brazil’s G20 Presidency, aims to accelerate action towards achieving of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 – no poverty – and 2 – zero hunger.

KYIV — As part of its efforts to support food production in Ukraine, and with funding from France, The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is delivering US$870,000 worth of equipment to small bakeries located near the frontline.

BLANTYRE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Government of Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), welcomes 19,200 metric tons of maize through the “Grain from Ukraine” initiative to support 863,000 households experiencing acute food-insecurity households, due to the El Niño-induced drought in Malawi.

Tripoli, 4 November - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a donation of US$3.25 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance to support the urgent needs of refugees displaced by the ongoing conflict in Sudan.