News releases

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.

ROME – As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) convenes in Baku, Azerbaijan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) underscores the critical role of climate change as a driver of hunger and calls on global leaders to prioritize urgent action for communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a substantial new contribution from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance to support its humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh.

JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently appealing to donors to provide early funding for next year’s operations in South Sudan so the food agency can preposition food to prevent spiralling operational costs and hunger through 2025.

SEOUL/ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$20 million core contribution from the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK), which will strengthen WFP’s ability to maximise the effectiveness of resources by acting early, ensuring continuity of operations in highly complex – and continuously shifting – environments, and more agile contextualised prioritisation so that more lives are saved and changed over time as we face increasing humanitarian needs worldwide and decreasing resources.

Yangon – The European Union (EU) has contributed an additional EUR 1.2 million (USD 1.3 million) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to strengthen its efforts to address food insecurity in Myanmar driven by ongoing armed conflict, climate change and rising inflation.

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories

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.