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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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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Iceland support expansion of school meals in Malawi

Under this initiative, 10,000 primary school children will receive nutritious meals to support them stay healthy and focused

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and with support from the Government of Iceland, has expanded the Home-Grown School Meals (HGSM) programme to Nkhotakota district, Malawi. The Government of Iceland has recently contributed US$ 1.5 million to facilitate the…

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The Government of Egypt revives its national flour fortification programme in collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP) to prevent the spread of iron deficiency anaemia

This programme is part of the ministry's ongoing efforts to develop the food subsidy system and ensure its efficiency

The Egyptian Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade (MOSIT), the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), and the National Nutrition Institute (NNI), with support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt, have launched today the National Flour Fortification Programme. This fortification programme focuses on enriching subsidized wheat…

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Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis

The UN food agency urgently requires US$ 620 million to ensure continued support to crisis-affected people across the Sahel and in Nigeria over the next six months

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding. This warning comes as the lean season - the period between harvests when hunger peaks - is anticipated to arrive earlier than usual…

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Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, The Federal Government of Somalia and United Nations (UN) warn

New data from Somalia shows that 4.4 million people could face hunger by April 2025, driven by worsening drought conditions, conflict and high food prices

The Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations agencies warn that without adequate funding for humanitarian action, the country - which in 2022 was pushed to the brink of famine by severe drought, resulting in thousands of deaths, with nearly half being children - could once again face deepening…

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World Food Programme (WFP) forced to pause food distributions in Sudan's Zamzam camp as fighting intensifies

WFP has made breakthroughs in delivering support to hard-to-reach areas across Sudan with areas of Gezira State and Khartoum reached for the first time since the war started

Intense fighting in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to temporarily pause the distribution of life-saving food and nutrition assistance in the famine-hit camp for displaced people. Over the past two weeks escalating violence left WFP’s partners with no choice but…

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