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Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas

WFP and UNICEF urge immediate humanitarian access and action to avert what could become the worst hunger crisis in recent history

Four months after famine was first confirmed in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state, more areas in North Darfur and the Western Nuba mountains have been identified as experiencing famine conditions, as access to food and nutrition for millions of people across the country continues to deteriorate, the World…

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Germany supports nutrition and self-reliance for refugees in Uganda

The contribution will enable WFP to provide food assistance to new arrivals and the most vulnerable refugees, while supporting self-reliance activities

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR1 million from Germany through the Federal Foreign Office to support nutrition and income-generating activities for over 254,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda. The contribution will enable WFP to provide food assistance to new arrivals and the…

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World Food Programme (WFP) and the Republic of Madagascar sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen food security and transform agricultural systems

The collaboration under the memorandum of understanding, effective from December 2024, will continue for a period of four years and is based national priorities and the sustainable development goals

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the World Food Programme (WFP) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to promoting food and nutrition security, strengthening the resilience of vulnerable groups, and transforming the country's food systems by signing a memorandum of understanding in Madagascar. This strategic cooperation is based on four…

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The Republic of Korea strengthens its commitment to food security in Madagascar

Through this contribution, WFP has procured 432 metric tons of food commodities including pulses, fortified vegetable oil and specialized nutritious foods

The World Food Programme (WFP) warmly welcomes an in-kind contribution of 10,000 metric tons of rice and a US$ 1 million cash contribution from the Republic of Korea (ROK), enabling WFP to enhance the lean season emergency food response to 548,000 vulnerable people, in the south and southeast of Madagascar,…

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The United States boosts World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency operations in the Republic of Congo

Food insecurity in the Republic of Congo has more than doubled in the past decade, rising from 14 percent in 2013 to 31 percent in 2023

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$4 million contribution from the United States to provide emergency food aid to 52,000 people and resume the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in the Republic of Congo. Of this, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for…

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Japan Supports Climate Resilience and Sustainable Agriculture in Zimbabwe

The three-year project will enhance food security and resilience for smallholder farmers by establishing water-based infrastructure, developing value chains, and strengthening agricultural extension service capacity

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 5.1 million from the Government of Japan to support 37,000 climate-affected smallholder farmers across five districts in Zimbabwe. The three-year project will enhance food security and resilience for smallholder farmers by establishing water-based infrastructure, developing value chains, and…

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United Kingdom, United States, and World Food Programme (WFP) partner to provide lifesaving assistance to 70,000 drought-affected people in northern Ghana

The USAID and FCDO donations come at a critical time when food prices are at a record high, exacerbated by large-scale crop and livestock production losses

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 3.6 million contribution (over 58.3 million Ghanaian cedis) from the United States, and the United Kingdom to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 70,000 drought-affected people in northern Ghana. The USAID and FCDO donations come at a critical time…

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Nourishing minds and bodies: homegrown school meals enhance food security and wellbeing among Gambian children, United Nation (UN) study finds

Findings are set to shape the future of school feeding initiatives in the Gambia and beyond, as school meals play a crucial role in attracting, feeding, and nurturing children while in school

Findings from a comprehensive impact evaluation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) in the Gambia reveals that school meals enhance food security and dietary diversity, while improving mental well-being among Gambian children - especially girls. Conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) through its Office of Evaluations,…

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World Food Programme (WFP) responds to severe flooding in Cameroon that affects over 400,000 people

The floodwaters have destroyed over 56,000 homes, inundated 262 schools, and damaged 65 health centres

Recent flooding in Cameroon has affected more than 400,000 people and upended lives and livelihoods, as the country grapples with acute food insecurity amid rising food prices, conflict, displacement, and climatic shocks. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rolling out an urgent assistance programme to assist 200,000 people…

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World Food Programme (WFP) Calls for Cash to Frontload South Sudan Operations Amid Warnings of Rising Hunger

Funds received before the end of this year will enable WFP to preposition food by road in remote hunger-hit areas during the brief dry season

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently appealing to donors to provide early funding for next year’s operations in South Sudan so the food agency can preposition food to prevent spiralling operational costs and hunger through 2025. This appeal follows the release of the WFP-FAO Hunger Hotspots report…