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World Food Programme (WFP) warns of rising hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia as humanitarian needs outpace resources

The organization’s life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at imminent risk of losing food assistance

Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks, leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. The organization’s life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the…

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World Food Programme (WFP) calls for urgent access to preposition food in Sudan as rainy season risks cutting off roads to starving

Without swift action, WFP warns that millions of vulnerable people could be cut off from life-saving aid, placing fragile humanitarian gains at serious risk

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently calling for unimpeded access to immediately preposition food assistance across key locations in Sudan, as deliberate obstruction by parties on the ground and the approaching rainy season threaten to render vast areas of the country inaccessible by road. Without swift action,…

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Hunger hotspots in South Sudan at tipping point as food insecurity nears record levels

More than 1.1 million people have fled to South Sudan since the beginning of the Sudan war, most arriving in Upper Nile

Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as conflict escalates and hunger nears record levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. This is an update on food security and WFP operations in the affected regions. Food Security Situation As the…

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Historic Danish public-private partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) expands home-grown school meals in East Africa

The three-year initiative is backed by US$40 million in co-financing from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Grundfos Foundation

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending its partnership with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, through a historic private-public sector collaboration that brings in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Grundfos Foundation, to expand home-grown school meals programme in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. This partnership builds on…

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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Italy partner to expand home-grown school feeding and resilience interventions in Malawi

Malawi continues to experience climate shocks, including the recent El Niño-induced drought, making recovery efforts essential for families and communities

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of €4 million from the Government of Italy to expand the Home-Grown School Feeding programme and support climate-smart agriculture and sustainable school meals by connecting schools with local farmers in Malawi’s Chikwawa District. The funding will enable WFP to provide…

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Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world's worst food crises according to new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) data

2.5m more people have been pushed into acute food insecurity, as UN agencies grapple with increasing needs

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that new data from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis reveals the highest number ever recorded of acutely food insecure populations in the Democratic Republic of the…

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Culinary expert, Christian Abegan, named World Food Programme (WFP) Chef advocate in West and Central Africa

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced Christian Abégan, -renowned culinary expert, author and TV Host, as its new Chef Advocate for food security, nutrition and sustainable food systems in West and Central Africa

A champion of sustainable food systems and healthy diets, Abégan has dedicated his career to elevating African gastronomy, advocating for food security and promoting the use of nutritious, locally sourced ingredients to fight hunger. Honoured with the Diplôme d’Honneur de l’Institut de la Gastronomie Française, laureate of the Afro-Caribbean Excellence Trophy…

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) races to support new Congolese arrivals in Burundi as aid operations become stretched to the limit

The sharp increase in refugees in need of aid has placed a significant strain on WFP food assistance programmes in Burundi

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has rapidly mobilized additional assistance in Burundi to support the large influx of families fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The sharp increase in refugees in need of aid has placed a significant strain on WFP food assistance programmes…

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Japan support Angola to strengthen food and water security in drought stricken areas

This funding will enhance the food and water security while strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers through Japanese agricultural technology innovations

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Government of Japan to support over 27,000 people affected by drought in southern Angola. This funding will enhance the food and water security while strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers through Japanese agricultural technology…

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugee surge strains humanitarian support in Burundi and Uganda

World Food Programme urges action to avert ‘escalating hunger crisis’

When gunshots rang out near her home in the Congolese city of Uvira last month, Mapendo knew it was time to leave. Gathering her children and other family members, she crossed the fast-flowing Rusizi river into neighbouring Burundi, joining desperate throngs fleeing the violence gripping swathes of eastern Democratic Republic…

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