News releases

COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a critical contribution of NOK 5 million (approximately Rs 189 million, or US $500,000) from the Government of Norway to support Sri Lankans struggling to feed their families.

ROME – The UN World Food Programme will host an online press briefing on Monday on the need for a coordinated and strong international response to the looming global food crisis.

ROME: Four United Nations agencies today announced the forthcoming launch of a new phase of a joint programme that aims to secure rural women’s livelihoods, rights and resilience to advance sustainable development.

Colombo - Norwegian Ambassador, H.E. Trine Jøranli Eskedal and Deputy Head of Mission, Hilde Berg-Hansen, call on WFP Sri Lanka Country Director, Brenda Barton, for a joint celebration of WFP being award-ed the Nobel Peace Prize

BEIRUT – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is radically expanding its support to a key Lebanese social assistance programme, with the goal of helping 270,000 people get through the triple shock caused by economic crisis, the COVID-19 lockdown and the blasts at Beirut port.

MAPUTO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a donation from the Government of Norway towards emergency operations in the humanitarian crisis-stricken province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. Norway’s contribution of 10 million Norwegian Kroner (approx. US$1 million) will enable WFP to assist 32,000 Internally Displaced Populations through in-kind food assistance for a period of two months. Ongoing insurgent armed attacks in the northernmost districts of Cabo Delgado province have displaced over 300,000 people as of September 2020, who seeked refuge in Nampula, Niassa and Zambezia provinces.

The Government of Norway announced its contribution to the Farm to Market Alliance, a global private-sector led initiative with the aim to make markets work better for smallholder farmers across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia