FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition
Joint FAO/UNICEF/WHO/WFP News Release
ROME/GENEVA/NEW YORK – More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released today. Famine conditions are projected to spread from Gaza Governorate to Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis Governorates in the coming weeks.
Ramallah – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed the lifesaving contribution of JPY 500 million (US$3.3 million) from Japan to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to Palestinians facing severe food insecurity due to the conflict in Gaza and also escalating violence in the West Bank.
MANILA – On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) officially welcomes back Kristina ‘KC’ Concepcion as a WFP Goodwill Ambassador. Formerly WFP Philippines’ National Ambassador Against Hunger, KC returns to champion universal access to school meals in the Philippines.
Kabul, Afghanistan – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan welcomes a critical €13 million contribution (US$15 million) from the European Union to support half a million vulnerable people for three months with emergency assistance.
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Half a million refugees and the most vulnerable Cameroonians risk being cut off from humanitarian food assistance in the coming weeks as resources reach critically low levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.
COLOMBO – The newly-appointed Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka, Philip Ward, has formally presented his letter of credentials to Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, at the Ministry premises.
Nacala, Mozambique - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to support a regional initiative aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) specifically in Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Sittwe, Myanmar – The World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently calling for more humanitarian support in Rakhine State, where a deadly combination of conflict, blockades, and funding cuts is driving a dramatic rise in hunger and malnutrition.
LILONGWE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a generous contribution of JPY 300 million (approximately US$ 2.06 million) aimed at supporting critical food assistance for vulnerable communities in Malawi.
New strategic shift aims to move beyond emergency response to community-based prevention efforts.
Kabul, Afghanistan – UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) today launch a joint action plan to stop child wasting in Afghanistan, marking a decisive shift towards integrated, prevention-focused programming that reinforces the importance of maternal nutrition, local food solutions and the convergence of facility and community-based services. Above all, it reflects a renewed ambition to not only treat but also stop wasting by addressing its root causes and delivering results at scale for the most vulnerable children.
GAZA, Palestine – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) continues to bring convoys of food aid into Gaza virtually every day but dire operating conditions prevent the delivery of life-saving supplies at the scale needed to push back escalating starvation. At the same time, increasing lawlessness inside the territory is hindering supplies from reaching the most vulnerable people.
KABUL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support WFP’s school feeding activities in Afghanistan. With this contribution, WFP will procure over 1,200 metric tons of fortified biscuits, which will cover school meals for 200,000 girls and boys in primary schools for three months.
HARARE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of JPY 200 million (approx. US$1.3 million) from the Government of Japan to support 32,000 vulnerable people with nutritious food assistance in Zimbabwe.
The population in El Fasher faces starvation and humanitarian needs continue to escalate as access to the besieged city has been cut off despite WFP’s scale up across Sudan
PORT SUDAN, Sudan – One year since famine was first confirmed in Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the families trapped inside the besieged state capital, El Fasher, face starvation. The city is cut off from humanitarian access leaving the remaining population with little choice but to fend for survival with whatever limited supplies are left.
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – Nearly 3.2 million people in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean are food insecure, according to the latest Food Security and Livelihoods Survey by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In 2025, 30 percent of Caribbean people reported eating less than usual; which is in line with the trend over the last 4 years arising from increased food costs that accompanied global geopolitical factors.
BUJUMBURA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$1 million from the Government of Japan to provide lifesaving food assistance to 18,000 people affected by floods and droughts in Burundi.
ALGIERS – The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to Sahrawi refugees in Algeria through sustained funding for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), enabling the delivery of vital food assistance to over 133,000 vulnerable people each month. This month marks the second year of the multi-year partnership that provides €5 million annually to address one of the world’s most protracted refugee crises.
Maseru– The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of JPY 200 million (approximately US$1.36 million) from the Government of Japan to support the national school feeding programme in Lesotho. Over the next year, this funding will provide nutritious meals to 50,000 pre-primary learners across the country.
NEW YORK/ROME – Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.
YANGON, MYANMAR – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution from the People’s Republic of China to deliver emergency food assistance to 320,000 people in communities devastated by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar in March this year.
WFP welcomes the news that Israel is prepared to implement humanitarian pauses, and that designated humanitarian corridors will be created, to facilitate the safe movement of UN convoys delivering emergency food supplies and other aid to people in Gaza.
WINDHOEK – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with partner organisations, has successfully wrapped up a critical a nine-month emergency response in support of the Government of Namibia’s Emergency Drought Response Plan to the El Niño-induced drought.
GAZA, Palestine – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) continues to deliver life-saving food assistance inside Gaza as the fear of starvation intensifies.
