Hunger and malnutrition in the Arab region stand in the way of achieving Zero Hunger by 2030, UN report warns Transforming food systems in the Arab region is crucial to ending hunger and malnutrition...
In the northern region of Tigray, Aster and her husband rely on World Food Programme support to survive — with the risk of famine imminent for some 350,000 people, WFP is calling for funds to assist...
The following ‘driving forces’ have been highlighted in a recent WFP Southern Africa future forecasting exercise as being among the most important drivers of change in southern African food systems. ...
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS Overall, food security between the months of April and May 2021 has improved slightly as shown by an increase in the proportion of households classified as having borderline...
Price increases are now affecting a broader range of commodities when compared to reporting from last month – average prices are up for palm oil (+11%), mixed oil (+8%), rice (+3%), onions (+11%),...
Malawi + 1 more
Lilongwe, Malawi – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a USD 9.5 million (about MK7.7 billion) contribution from the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been rapidly evolving since the beginning of 2020. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) categorized it as a global pandemic. There have been more than 170...
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Odisha will work on improving household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood...
Mali + 18 more
Highlights • In early June, West Africa experienced a slight increase in rainfall. Eastern Guinea, southern Mali and Burkina Faso received moderate rainfall (up to 80 mm). Meanwhile, more intense...
2020 Achievements in Numbers Throughout 2020, WFP assisted 1.08 million vulnerable people throughout Burundi, with 24,858 mt of food and over USD 1 million distributed through cash-based transfers...
Highlights As the ETC is now activated to support the response in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the Cluster will provide dedicated support and resources for the planned activities previously...
Rwanda + 3 more
KIGALI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received today US$5.3 million from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) to provide humanitarian food assistance in the form of cash...
HIGHLIGHTS • The prices of staple cereals and non-cereal food commodities in May 2021 experienced negligible, slight, and significant fluctuations when compared to the previous month’s prices. • In...
In Numbers 614 mt of food assistance distributed USD 4m of cash-based transfers made USD 459 m Total Requirements 501,073 people assisted Operational Updates Emergency Response • WFP provided...
CONSIDERING TOGETHER WHAT IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR PEOPLE IN CRISES IN SOUTH SUDAN INTRODUCTION The use of cash and vouchers assistance (CVA) in South Sudan started in 2013 and has slowly been growing...
AMBOVOMBE, MADAGASCAR – Le directeur exécutif du Programme alimentaire mondial, David Beasley, exhorte la communauté internationale à intensifier les efforts et à agir après avoir été témoin de la...
Lao PDR + 1 more
VIENTIANE – A new rice donation from the Republic of Korea was handed over to the United Nations’ World Food Programme’s (WFP) today in Vientiane. Korean Ambassador H.E. Moohong Im, in the presence...
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In Numbers 12.4 million people food insecure 1.3 million severely food insecure 6.7 million people internally displaced Highlights • WFP dispatched humanitarian assistance sufficient for an estimated...
Algeria + 1 more
In Numbers 133,672 people assisted in May 2021 2,270 mt of food assistance distributed 2,098 kcal/person/day provided through the general food basket US$ 8.9 m six-month (June – November 2021) net...