News releases

BISHKEK – Thanks to financial support from the Government of Switzerland, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of the Kyrgyz Republic have established two automated gabion net production workshops in two regions of the country.

DAR ES SALAAM –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has today welcomed a new contribution of US$ 900,000 from the Government of Japan to support 200,000 refugees with life-saving food assistance in Tanzania.

CAIRO – As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region celebrates the beginning of the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan, it is experiencing a deepening food security crisis due to the combination of high food inflation and collapsing currencies. This is affecting millions of people across the region, particularly those living in countries already facing conflict and instability.

PORT AU PRINCE – Haitians remain desperate for access to basics including food as a deepening crisis pushes more and more people into hunger. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis reveals a steady increase in the number of acutely hungry people in Haiti – with nearly half the population of Haiti or 4.9 million people now struggling to feed themselves.

BEIRUT – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Social Affairs of Lebanon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their collaboration on building and strengthening the government-owned and WFP-supported social assistance systems for almost 142,000 Lebanese families. The memorandum aims to enhance the Ministry’s capacity in managing social safety nets in the country.

As needs grow and refugees continue to arrive, UN agencies and partner organizations today appealed for $116 million to provide life-saving assistance to Somali refugees seeking safety in an extremely remote area of Ethiopia’s Somali region.

BLANTYRE – Prices of staple foods are soaring in Malawi, ten days after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second passage over the southern African country, worsening levels of food insecurity as families struggle to meet their food needs.

JORDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Jordan marked the successful completion of a three-month food assistance program for Syrian refugees living in camps, made possible thanks to the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre's (KSrelief’s) donation of US$6 million.

NAIROBI – Kenyan Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua on Monday 20 March 2023, led a delegation of ambassadors and donor representatives at the Port of Mombasa in receiving 41,000 metric tons (mt) of relief food for distribution by the United Nations World Food Programme.

PRAIA – The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 760,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide daily nutritious meals to 90,000 school children in Cabo Verde in 2023.

ROME – Amidst a global food crisis which sees families in many countries struggling to put food on the table, a new report says governments worldwide are increasingly convinced that school meals are a powerful and cost-effective way of ensuring that vulnerable children get the food they need.

CHIȘINĂU/Moldova – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a €3 million contribution from France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to support Ukrainian refugees and Moldovan host families through cash-based transfers until the end of 2023.

NEW DELHI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India and the Government of India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation for 2023-2027.

DUSHANBE – In 2022, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a US$357,000 contribution from the Government of Japan in support of the country’s School Feeding Programme.

Kabul – As funding shortfalls force WFP to reduce its lifesaving assistance to four million Afghans, WFP renews its call for urgent and continued support for critical operations in Afghanistan. With severe hunger hitting nearly 20 million Afghans - six million of them one step away from famine - the international community must prioritize the basic needs of the most vulnerable people of Afghanistan.

BLANTYRE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an estimated 130,000 people affected by the devastating effects of Cyclone Freddy, which has dumped six months’ worth of rainfall in six days in southern Malawi.

DAMASCUS – An average monthly wage in Syria currently covers about a quarter of a family’s food needs, the UN World Food Programme said today, highlighting an urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance as the country grapples with the devastating impact of recent earthquakes and a 12-year-long conflict.

AMMAN – The Government of Japan contributed US$1.1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Jordan to provide nutrition-sensitive food assistance to more than 27,000 Syrian refugees living in camps and host communities for one month.

Joint US/UN News Release/NIAMEY– The combined effects of conflict, climate shocks, and high food prices continues to drive hunger up and push basic meals out of the reach of millions in Niger, demanding immediate and collective action, United States Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome Cindy McCain told journalists at the end of their week-long, U.S.- sponsored field visit to Zinder, Dosso and Tillaberi regions.

COLOMBO – The Government of Japan has contributed an additional US$6.6 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide critical food and nutrition assistance to over one million Sri Lankans.

DHAKA – The Honourable State Minister, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Md. Zakir Hossen MP, today launched the feasibility study for the national school feeding programme in Bangladesh, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP). The overall objective of the feasibility study is to explore the most appropriate school feeding modality, by looking closely at acceptability of beneficiaries, government’s capacity to implement, cost and education/nutrition impact.

FAO-IFAD-WFP push to enhance rural women and girls’ digital capabilities and tackle the barriers they face to access technology to be equal contributors to our agrifood systems.

ROME – The President of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), His Excellency Artur Andrzej Pollok, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Poland, has welcomed the appointment of Cindy Hensley McCain of the United States of America as WFP’s next Executive Director.

TRIPOLI/LIBYA – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) – in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Libya – are conducting trainings for 30 Libyan youth as well as Libyan officials and NGO staff on a Japanese management improvement technique to promote economic recovery in Libya.

KABUL / TERMEZ – The Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, visited the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Logistics Hub in Termez, Uzbekistan to flag off construction of new warehouse facilities in the complex.