19 June 2020 UN World Food Programme and IIT Delhi come together to enhance food safety nets New Delhi, India: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi come together to develop innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Government's food safety nets. The partnership will create sustainable models that can be replicated across the country to support governments in their work on food and nutrition security. Innovation and technology Partnerships India
19 June 2020 Health and humanitarian air lifeline under threat as funds run out ROME – With much of the world’s commercial transport systems, particularly airlines, grounded by COVID-19, WFP - the world’s largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger and a global leader in logistics – has stepped in to move passengers and huge volumes of health and other supplies needed in the fight against the pandemic. Emergencies Funding Logistics and delivery networks Supply Chain
18 June 2020 German funding helps WFP to provide food to 4.8 million Syrians DAMASCUS – As a record number of Syrians are food insecure and struggling with rapidly increasing food prices, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a donation of EUR 130 million from the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to 4.8 million people. Funding Syrian Arab Republic
16 June 2020 UNHCR, WFP join forces to reach thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Libya with emergency food aid TRIPOLI/TUNIS – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme, WFP, are joining forces in Libya in a project that will aim to reach up to 10,000 food insecure refugees and asylum seekers with emergency food aid this year. Emergencies Food Security Refugees and migration Libya
16 June 2020 United States contributes US$10 million to support hungry Zimbabweans in urban areas HARARE - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed an additional US$10 million in funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for families in urban areas of Zimbabwe struggling to meet their daily food needs due to the impacts of COVID-19. Food Security Funding Health emergencies Zimbabwe United States of America
16 June 2020 Amid COVID-19 crises, Germany donates to protect African countries with climate insurance BERLIN – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread into countries already dealing with the impacts of drought, economic crises and conflict, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided USD 5.9 million to ensure that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) can continue to protect 1.2 million vulnerable African farmers with climate risk insurance. Funding Health emergencies Burkina Faso Gambia Germany Mauritania Mali Niger Zimbabwe
16 June 2020 Russia contributes more than US$21 million to support Tajikistan's school feeding programme DUSHANBE – The Russian Federation has announced a contribution of US$11.2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to develop a sustainable school feeding programme in Tajikistan. These funds will be used to implement the third and final phase of the project conducted by Russia and WFP from 2020 to 2023. The project is focusing mainly on the renovation of school canteens, training staff at Tajik schools and promoting healthy diets. Funding Partnerships School feeding Tajikistan Russian Federation
14 June 2020 WFP Lebanon: Trucks intercepted in Tripoli, North Lebanon were carrying food assistance destined to Syria WFP statement offering clarification on recent media and social media coverage regarding trucks carrying food parcels that were stopped in Tripoli, north Lebanon. Beirut, Lebanon -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) wishes to clarify and confirm that the trucks intercepted on Friday, 12 June and Saturday, 13 June in Tripoli were carrying life-saving WFP food assistance to Syria. Logistics and delivery networks Lebanon
11 June 2020 Canada provides CA$1 million to help lift Zimbabweans out of hunger HARARE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of CA$1 million from the Government of Canada for life-saving humanitarian operations in Zimbabwe. Canada’s total support to WFP since February 2019 is CA$5 million and this latest contribution will enable the provision of emergency assistance to 66,000 people experiencing acute food insecurity. Food Security Funding Health emergencies Canada Zimbabwe
9 June 2020 World Food Programme resumes direct deliveries of emergency food to South Sudan from Kenya JUBA – For the first time since 2018, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to send a humanitarian convoy from Kenya directly into South Sudan via the Nadapal Border crossing just as hunger is peaking in the country. Logistics and delivery networks Kenya South Sudan
8 June 2020 Tropical Storm Amanda severely impacts food security of 340,000 Salvadorans SAN SALVADOR - Damage caused by Tropical Storm Amanda which lashed El Salvador is compounding the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and is set to increase the number of food insecure people in El Salvador, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. Climate Emergencies Floods El Salvador
4 June 2020 WFP provides take-home food rations to schoolchildren in Tajikistan as part of its response to coronavirus crisis DUSHANBE – As part of its response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) provided one-off take-home food rations to 24,000 vulnerable families whose children benefit from WFP’s school feeding programme in Tajikistan. School feeding Tajikistan
1 June 2020 Cricket star Tamim Iqbal named WFP's National Goodwill Ambassador for Bangladesh DHAKA - Bangladeshi cricket star and current captain of country’s one day international (ODI) cricket team, Tamim Iqbal has been appointed National Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh. Ambassadors and Celebrities Bangladesh
30 May 2020 Sudan government and WFP sign agreement on Sudan family support programme KHARTOUM – The Government of Sudan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the government’s Family Support program that will provide Sudanese families direct cash transfers. Cash transfers Resilience Sudan
28 May 2020 WFP ramps up support to people affected by the socio-economic fallout from coronavirus in Chad N’DJAMENA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its support to the Government of Chad’s World Bank-funded Food Security and Response Plan for people affected by the growing social and economic fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic. Food Security Health emergencies Chad
28 May 2020 Germany and WFP expand their multi-year partnership to empower resilient communities in Niger The World Food Programme in Niger welcomes an additional €24 million contribution from Germany to scale-up resilience building at a time when Niger is facing the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 health pandemic on food security and nutrition of vulnerable rural and urban families. Funding Health emergencies Resilience Niger
28 May 2020 Germany supports WFP food assistance to vulnerable Palestinians East Jerusalem – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a contribution of €6 million (US$6.5 million) from the Government of Germany to cover the food needs of more than 300,000 non-refugees in Gaza and the West Bank for up to three months. Food Security Refugees and migration Resilience Palestine Germany
28 May 2020 Statement on Yemen by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the country already experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, driven by an unabated conflict. But we are ready to stay and deliver life-saving assistance to those who need it. Yemen
27 May 2020 COVID-19: Millions at risk of severe food insecurity in Latin America and Caribbean PANAMA CITY – The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean could potentially leave around 14 million* vulnerable people in severe food insecurity this year, warranting urgent attention to save lives, according to projections by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Food Security Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Dominican Republic Colombia Cuba Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Peru
26 May 2020 WFP provides emergency food assistance to families affected by mudslide DUSHANBE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) distributed this week one-month food assistance for more than 9,500 people affected by mudslide in Khatlon Region’s Khuroson District. Food Security Tajikistan
26 May 2020 Switzerland supports WFP assistance to refugees and displaced people in Iraq BAGHDAD – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a donation of US$522,500 from the Government of Switzerland to support the food needs of nearly 24,000 refugees and internally displaced people for one month. Food Security Funding Iraq Switzerland
22 May 2020 Gran Canaria renews support to Sahrawi refugee ALGIERS/MADRID – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of €1 million (US$1.1 million) from the Cabildo (governing council) of Gran Canaria in Spain to support food assistance for Sahrawi refugees in camps in Tindouf, Algeria.
20 May 2020 As the impacts of climate and COVID-19 intensify, WFP helps the Government to assist flood-affected people LUSAKA – While ramping up its efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun delivering relief food assistance to more than a quarter of a million vulnerable people heavily impacted by recent flash flooding. Climate Food Security Health emergencies Zambia
19 May 2020 Hunger could double in East Africa and the Horn in months as coronavirus spreads NAIROBI – The dire socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may more than double the number of hungry people in East Africa and the Horn over the next three months, a report from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has found. Food Security Health emergencies Ethiopia Somalia Burundi Djibouti Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Uganda Eritrea
19 May 2020 Japan and WFP partner to fight malnutrition in Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM – The Japanese government has contributed US$1.5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support the implementation of the four-year Boresha Lishe nutrition project in rural areas of central Tanzania. Health emergencies Nutrition Japan United Republic of Tanzania