14 January 2021 WFP Chief warns UN Security Council of imminent famine in Yemen NEW YORK – The World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, David Beasley, addressed United Nations Security Council today on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Here are selected highlights from his remarks: Conflicts Emergencies Food Security Yemen
14 January 2021 Republic of Korea funds a lifeline for conflict displaced and school children in west Africa SEOUL/DAKAR – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a $US500,000 contribution from the Government of the Republic of Korea to our operations in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, which will help support the emergency response in Central Sahel, and provide school meals for thousands of young pupils. Conflicts Refugees and migration School feeding Burkina Faso Equatorial Guinea Republic of Korea Mali
31 December 2020 Russian Federation supports vulnerable Syrians to fight hunger and malnutrition DAMASCUS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Syria welcomes a generous donation of US$20 million from the Russian Federation to provide food assistance for up to 2.3 million Syrians – including nutritional support for mothers and children. Conflicts Food Security Funding Russian Federation Syrian Arab Republic
24 December 2020 Sweden contributes US$3.5 million to help WFP deliver food to people affected by conflict in northern Mozambique MAPUTO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of SEK 30 million (US$3.5 million) from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) to help meet the food and nutrition needs of people affected by the conflict in Cabo Delgado. Conflicts Food Security Funding Sweden Mozambique
21 December 2020 Support from the European Union helps WFP avert a hunger catastrophe in Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU – A donation of € 4.2 million from the European Union (EU) contributed to WFP’s efforts to stave off a hunger catastrophe in Burkina Faso, where 2 million people are struggling to feed themselves due to the combined effects of conflict, climate shocks and the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Climate Conflicts Emergencies Funding Burkina Faso European Union (Member Organization)
3 December 2020 Window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing, UN agencies warn Levels of hunger reach record levels, requiring urgent action SANA’A/ROME/NEW YORK – The window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing as new figures reveal record highs of acute food insecurity in the country, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today. Conflicts Food Security Nutrition Yemen
20 November 2020 WFP appeals for urgent funding to support Ethiopian refugees in Sudan KHARTOUM - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for US$24.6 million to meet the immediate needs of Ethiopian refugees seeking safety in Sudan. The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia that escalated on 4 November, has forced more than 30,000 Ethiopians to flee across the border into Sudan. Conflicts Funding Refugees and migration Sudan
11 November 2020 WFP Chief warns of looming famine as Yemen faces countdown to catastrophe Transcript as delivered of remarks by UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley during today’s UN Security Council consultation on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. NEW YORK – I honestly wish I had some good news. It seems like a repeat performance of what we have done in 2018, 2019. I would literally like to be pretty clear and pretty blunt about the situation because I don’t want a single person to leave here with any doubt about the scale of the humanitarian disaster that we’re now confronting in Yemen. Conflicts Emergencies Executive Director Food Security Yemen
27 October 2020 Malnutrition surges among young children in Yemen as conditions worsen One in five children under five in parts of Yemen are estimated to be acutely malnourished and in urgent need of treatment as malnutrition cases increase across the south, UN agencies warn. ADEN – Acute malnutrition rates among children under five are the highest ever recorded in parts of Yemen, with more than half a million cases in southern districts, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Malnutrition analysis released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and partners. Conflicts Food Security Yemen
23 September 2020 Yemen teeters on the brink as conflict and economic crises grind on SANA’A – Yemen is at a tipping point as conflict and economic woes drag the country to the brink of famine and risk cancelling out the gains made through humanitarian action in the past few years, the United Nations World Food Programme warns today. Conflicts Emergencies Food Security Yemen
16 September 2020 WFP Chief and UK Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs make joint call for countries to "step up" their support to tackle famine LONDON – To urge action on addressing the urgent risk of famine, the UK’s first Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs Nick Dyer met the United Nations World Food Programme’s Executive Director David Beasley to jointly call for other countries to step up. Climate Conflicts Executive Director Food Security United Kingdom
10 September 2020 WFP welcomes Norway's support to its humanitarian response in Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique where insecurity is on the rise 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. Conflicts Food Security Funding Norway Mozambique
21 August 2020 More than 3 million people facing acute food insecurity as Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19 and conflict OUAGADOUGOU – Urgent and sustained action is needed to address worsening food and nutrition insecurity in Burkina Faso, say the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), citing alarming new data. Some 3.3 million people are estimated to be facing acute food insecurity during the current lean season, that period which precedes the harvest in September. Conflicts Food Security Burkina Faso
23 July 2020 South Sudan violence threatens over 60,000 people in Bor ad Pibor with hunger JUBA - Recurring violence in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area in the eastern part of South Sudan has already displaced more than 60,000 people and is crippling the food security and livelihoods of growing numbers of people, two United Nations agencies warned today. Conflicts Food Security South Sudan
22 July 2020 New Report: Yemen sees return to alarming levels of food insecurity Contains Yemen visual content, data points and quotes for covering the report Conflicts Emergencies Food Security Yemen
21 July 2020 Fresh WFP emergency assistance arrives at conflict-affected Paletwa Town, Chin State Paletwa, MYANMAR – This week the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has commenced distribution of a newly-arrived tranche of 165 tons of emergency food and nutrition assistance for communities affected by conflict in Paletwa Town in remote southern Chin State, which has been largely cut off from regular trade and supply routes for many months. Conflicts Logistics and delivery networks Supply Chain Myanmar
12 July 2020 European Union helps WFP support people affected by conflict and natural hazards in Afghanistan Kabul – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a new contribution of EUR 3.6 million from the European Union (EU) that will help provide lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable Afghans affected by natural and man-made disasters. Conflicts Funding Natural disasters European Union (Member Organization) Afghanistan
9 July 2020 UNHCR and WFP warn refugees in Africa face hunger and malnutrition as COVID-19 worsens food shortages Geneva/ Rome - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply chain challenges, rising food prices and loss of income due to COVID19 - threaten to leave millions of refugees across Africa without food. Conflicts Health emergencies Refugees and migration Central African Republic Ethiopia Cameroon Kenya Malawi Mozambique Rwanda South Sudan Sudan Uganda Zambia United Republic of Tanzania
14 May 2020 Joint Statement on Libya OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO, IOM (New York/Geneva/Rome, 13 May 2020) Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire population are at risk. Conflicts Health emergencies Logistics and delivery networks Libya
9 April 2020 Japan contributes US$11.7 million to assist the most vulnerable populations in central Sahel YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a total of US$11.7 million in funding from the Government of Japan to provide vital food and nutrition assistance to the vulnerable populations in the Central Sahel affected by escalating armed conflict and severe impacts of climate change. Climate Conflicts Food Security Funding Burkina Faso Mali Niger
3 April 2020 WFP reaches displaced people in Paletwa Township, Chin State while many more remain cutoff and in need of urgent food assistance Paletwa, MYANMAR – Following persistent efforts, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has successfully obtained access and delivered food to people affected by ongoing armed conflict in Samee Town of Paletwa Township in Chin State. Conflicts Food Security Logistics and delivery networks Myanmar
4 March 2020 Germany contributes Eur 50 million to strengthen resilience in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo 180,000 people in Kivu provinces to benefit as German Government expands its support to communities weakened by conflict, agricultural and climate shocks 4 March 2020, Kinshasa – The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the German Development Bank KfW, has contributed EUR 50 million (USD 54 million) to a resilience building programme to be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Climate Conflicts Food Security Funding Resilience Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 March 2020 Japan helps WFP provide assistance to people affected by violence in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) Bangui - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of JPY 164,205,000 (US$1.5 million) from the Government of Japan to provide food and nutritional assistance to people affected by the violence in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.). Conflicts Food Security Funding Central African Republic
14 February 2020 Conflict in Idleb disrupts WFP food distributions in Syria's Northwest CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) continues to provide emergency food assistance to people in desperate need in northwest Syria despite escalating hostilities which this week caused a 24-hour break in distributions. Conflicts Food Security Logistics and delivery networks Syrian Arab Republic
29 January 2020 WFP Regional Chief ends visit in C.A.R. with call for more funding for humanitarian operations Bangui – The severe humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) requires sustained international attention and an injection of funds to sustain lifesaving operations for people affected by conflict, Chris Nikoi, the Regional Director for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in West and Central Africa warned today. Conflicts Emergencies Funding Central African Republic
