PARIS – The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Luke J. Lindberg, participated in the G7 summit of Foreign Ministers this week, at the invitation of France's G7 Presidency.
ADEN, Yemen – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a USD 3 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide life-saving food assistance to 300,000 conflict-affected people in Yemen, including families newly displaced by the recent escalation in hostilities.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 2 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of Sierra Leone’s National School Feeding Programme. Over the next two years, the initiative will enhance the Government’s capacity to generate and use reliable data, improve programme oversight and accountability and support informed decision-making to deliver better outcomes for schoolchildren nationwide.
ANTALYA, Türkiye – As COP31 begins, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that humanitarian assistance alone cannot keep pace with recurrent crises caused by increasingly frequent weather extremes and a strengthening El Niño. Communities have little time to recover between shocks, which is why WFP is calling on leaders to deliver sustained investment through innovative financial solutions that prevent predictable weather-related hazards from becoming hunger emergencies.
ADEN, YEMEN – A contribution of EUR 3.1 million from the European Union (EU) through its Humanitarian Aid Operations helped the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), maintain critical humanitarian air operations across Yemen over the past year, ensuring continued access for humanitarian organizations during a period of heightened humanitarian needs and insecurity.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that nearly 125,000 refugees in Burundi risk losing life-saving food assistance from January 2027 unless additional funding is urgently secured. Most of the refugees have fled persistent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in search of food and safety.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of SLE 158.4 million (approximately USD 6.6 million) from the Government of Sierra Leone, provided through the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), in support of the country’s National School Feeding Programme.
JUBA, South Sudan – The United Kingdom has provided £2.1 million (US$2.8 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to expand anticipatory action interventions in South Sudan, helping hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable communities prepare for forecast climate shocks before their most damaging impacts are felt.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Warnings by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that Haiti’s fragile food security gains could quickly unravel are becoming a reality. New analysis indicates acute hunger in the country is continuing its upward trajectory and is set to reach record levels. Violence, economic instability, poor agricultural performance and displacement, along with the growing impact of El Niño, are driving this bleak outlook.
ROME – Luke J. Lindberg assumed office today as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with a call for action to donors, partners and supporters across the world to help sustain the organization’s life-saving work.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo – As Ebola spreads to an eighth province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), affected families face growing difficulty accessing food while following treatment and isolation guidance. In a response already challenged by conflict, hunger and access constraints, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is delivering food assistance, building Ebola Treatment Centres and providing the logistics, telecommunications and air services that enable health partners to reach affected communities.
This is a summary of what was said by the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Country Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), David Stevenson, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at a press briefing in Geneva today.
Based on data from 528 schools, 6,712 students, and 4,449 families, the assessment establishes a baseline that reveals significant challenges in children's school food environment, including low dietary diversity, unhealthy food choices, and limited opportunities for physical activity.
SEOUL/ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a core flexible contribution of USD 7.8 million (USD 7,842,059) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, strengthening WFP’s ability to provide life-saving assistance worldwide.
GAZA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that funding shortages have forced it to reduce food assistance in Gaza by around one-third: half a million people will lose access to critical assistance. The cuts come as winter approaches and recent modest improvements in food security remain fragile.
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of JPY 300 million, equivalent to USD 1.8 million, from the Government of Japan. Announced at a ceremony in Brazzaville, the contribution will enable WFP to provide school meals to 57,000 students and food assistance to 25,000 refugees and asylum seekers in the Republic of Congo.
Washington, DC – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes four awards totaling more than US$182 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the agency’s life-saving food and nutrition operations and strengthen school meals. The awards will help address urgent humanitarian needs while building longer-term food security and resilience.
Guatemala City, Guatemala — The World Food Programme (WFP), with the support of the American people through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food for Peace Program, has received a new shipment of food commodities to support communities facing food insecurity in Guatemala, exacerbated by the effects of the El Niño phenomenon.
ROME – As the world marks World Food Day, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for innovative ideas, early action and sustained funding to reach people facing hunger. Conflict, weather extremes and disruption to global trade are putting food further out of reach for millions of families.
MAPUTO, Mozambique – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a JPY 300 million contribution, equivalent to approximately USD 1.8 million, from the Government of Japan, to provide food assistance for 94,000 conflict-affected people in northern Mozambique.
