JUBA, South Sudan – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today calling on all parties to the conflict to urgently halt military operations, de-escalate the situation, and allow safe humanitarian access to deliver life-saving food assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan’s Jonglei State.
MAPUTO, Mozambique – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up to deliver life-saving food assistance to reach 450,000 people affected by the country’s worst flooding in decades - just months after Mozambicans recovered from the worst drought in its recent history. The agency urgently requires USD 32 million for the next three months to deliver vital food and nutritional support to families reeling from flooding.
DAMASCUS, Syria – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in coordination with local authorities and partners, is scaling up food assistance for families displaced by the sudden escalation of events in northern Syria. Renewed insecurity across Al Hasakeh, Ain al Arab (Kobani) and surrounding areas has triggered widespread displacement, with more than 165,000 people fleeing their homes in recent days.
DHAKA — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a new contribution of GBP 1.1 million (US$1.4 million) from the UK government for its life-saving food assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. This contribution follows an earlier GBP 8.7 million (US$11.6 million) allocation in 2025 for WFP’s Rohingya response.
ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of USD5.5 million from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to help prevent malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children in Ethiopia by improving access to nutritious foods, strengthening local food systems, and building community resilience.
ABUJA, Nigeria — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm as more than one million people in northeast Nigeria risk being cut off from emergency food and nutrition assistance within weeks unless urgent new funding is received. As a result, and for the first time in Nigeria, WFP’s assistance will be limited to only 72,000 people.
BANGUI, Central African Republic — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a USD825,000 contribution from the Government of Switzerland to provide essential air services to the humanitarian community in Central African Republic (CAR).
MANAKARA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) today officially handed over the country’s first humanitarian hub to the Government of Madagascar. Located in the eastern city of Manakara, the hub will strengthen the nation’s emergency preparedness and response to crises for the cyclone-prone eastern and southern coasts.
GAZA, Palestine – One hundred days into the ceasefire, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has significantly expanded its life saving operations across the Gaza Strip, reaching more than one million people each month. While critical progress has been made in pushing back famine, the situation remains extremely fragile. Sustained access through all crossings, the flow of humanitarian and commercial goods, and the continuation of the ceasefire are essential to prevent Gaza from sliding back into catastrophic hunger.
Around 17 percent of the population remains acutely food insecure amid fragile conditions and risks of deterioration in 2026.
BEIRUT – The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has launched the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis covering the period from November 2025 to July 2026, with technical support from the IPC Global Support Unit (GSU).
MOGADISHU – The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 6.5 million (USD 7.5 million) from the European Union (EU) to provide lifesaving assistance for crisis-affected people in Somalia. This funding will also support the operations of the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) across the country.
DAVOS, Switzerland – As political, tech and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum this week, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has a challenge for them: invest your knowledge, capabilities and resources in disrupting hunger. Together we can save lives, stabilize economies and revitalize the human spirit.
BERLIN | 16 January 2026 — The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), Novo Nordisk Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Food Programme (WFP) launch a first-of-its-kind School Meals Accelerator today to reach an additional 100 million children by 2030. The Accelerator, which gets off the ground with more than US$80 million from the four founding partners, with additional support from France and the Global Partnership for Education, will connect countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean with technical assistance to strengthen and scale national school meal programmes. By pooling resources and expertise, the four founding partners seek to unlock the full potential of national school feeding programmes to combat hunger and poverty, while strengthening food and nutrition security around the world.
DAKAR, Senegal – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year. A staggering 55 million people in the region are expected to endure crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the June–August 2026 lean season. Over 13 million children are also expected to suffer from malnutrition in 2026.
Joint Statement attributable to UN Refugee Agency Director for the Middle East and North Africa Rema Jamous Imseis, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder, and WFP Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Samer Abdeljaber
Amman - Cairo – At the conclusion of a mission to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, the Regional Directors of UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF pledged to strengthen their collaboration and joint responses in support of Syrians wishing to return home and those who continue to be hosted across the region.
ROME — As Sudan marks more than 1,000 days of brutal conflict this month, what has become the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis shows no signs of abating. This comes as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is struggling to keep life-saving emergency operations running.
CAIRO– In 2025, Germany reaffirmed its role as an indispensable partner of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in the Middle East and North Africa. Amid mounting global challenges and increasing pressure on international aid budgets, Germany’s steadfast support enabled WFP to deliver life-saving assistance to millions of people in a region marked by conflict, economic instability, and extreme weather events.
Cindy McCain lays out WFP’s strategic priorities for 2026 in the fight against hunger
ROME – United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Executive Director, Cindy McCain, this week kicks off the agency’s 2026 efforts to push back on rising levels of extreme hunger at a time when humanitarians confront escalating risks and severe resource constraints.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a timely contribution of USD 500,000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to deliver, urgent lifesaving cash assistance to families devastated by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.
DAKAR, Senegal – Amid a deepening hunger crisis across West and Central Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached over 3.3 million of the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa with emergency food and nutrition assistance between June and September 2025, thanks to critical funding from the European Union’s (EU) Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up to deliver life-saving assistance to more than 210,000 of the most vulnerable people displaced by the recent violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While some food supplies are already pre-positioned in the conflict area, WFP urgently needs USD 67M million to continue assistance for three months.
JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of NOK 128.6M (US$ 12.5 million) from the government of Norway. This timely contribution will enable WFP to provide life-saving food and nutritional assistance to vulnerable populations across South Sudan, while also strengthening community resilience and supporting critical common services that underpin humanitarian operations in the country.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), today launched a cash assistance programme for Jamaicans severely impacted by category 5 Hurricane Melissa in October.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The Government of Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that the refugee response in Ethiopia is on the verge of collapse. Without an immediate injection of funds, essential life-saving services—including food, water, and healthcare—for over 1.1 million refugees will cease within weeks.
