September 19
Ghana: United Kingdom Joins Hands With WFP to Support Food Fortification and School Feeding in Ghana
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a £500,000 (US$ 628,000) contribution from the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support a… Read more »
Namibia: Japan and WFP Support Drought Affected Communities in Namibia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 500,000 (N$ 9 million) from the Government of Japan to strengthen the humanitarian emergency drought… Read more »
September 17
West Africa: WFP Ramps Up Response in Flood-Hit West Africa As Region Grapples With Record Levels of Acute Hunger
Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over four million people in 14 countries - the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)… Read more »
September 12
Nigeria: WFP, Borno Govt Aid Flood Victims with Hot Meals
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground in Borno State providing emergency food assistance to communities affected by massive flooding that has displaced… Read more »
September 11
Malawi: Tale of Two Villages - in Malawi, Farmers Point the Way As Drought Drives Hunger
World Food Programme urgently needs funds to expand irrigation projects as communities across Southern Africa reel from El Niño Read more »
September 09
Zambia: Japan Provides Critical Funding for WFP's Drought Response in Zambia
The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Government of Japan to support 42,000 drought-affected people in Zambia to meet their essential… Read more »
September 05
Somalia: Planting Hope - How an EU-Funded Agriculture Project Is Lifting Up Farmers in Somalia
Agriculture is gaining ground even in the driest parts of the traditionally pastoral East African country Read more »
August 29
Sudan: WFP Operational Update On Food Distributions in Sudan
The UN World Food Programme is working around the clock to deliver food assistance to communities across Sudan facing acute hunger. The food agency's priority is providing vital… Read more »
Sudan: Trucks Roll in Amid Call for More Action to Reel Back Hunger and Famine
Progress welcome but not enough, World Food Programme warns, as region feels knock-on effects of crisis Read more »
August 27
Namibia: WFP and Partners Equip Namibian Farmers With Skills to Process and Market Products to Consumers
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Capricorn Foundation and the University of Namibia (UNAM), recently conducted a three-day transformative… Read more »
August 26
Angola: The United States Supports Angola's Refugee Efforts Through WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of US$900,000 through the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Bureau for… Read more »
August 21
Sudan: First WFP Trucks Cross Sudan's Reopened Adre Border With Food for Communities At Risk of Famine
The first WFP food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan's Darfur have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened by the Sudanese authorities following… Read more »
August 13
Ethiopia: Crop Insurance Takes Root in Rural Ethiopia
A global resilience project by WFP and partners gives farmers a cushion to bet on the future Read more »
August 08
Mozambique: WFP Welcomes U.S.$2 Million From the Government of Japan to Support the Humanitarian Response in Mozambique
The Government of Japan has allocated JPY 300 million -approximately US$2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide crucial humanitarian assistance to… Read more »
July 24
Sudan: WFP Supports Khartoum's Grassroots Kitchens As Famine Threatens Capital
Sudan's capital Khartoum is at risk of famine, with over 90,000 people facing catastrophic levels of hunger (IPC5) - meaning they are unable to access enough food to survive and… Read more »
August 06
Namibia: WFP and Partners Celebrate Progress of Home-Grown School Feeding Programme in Namibia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC) and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil… Read more »
August 01
Sudan: Famine in Sudan - WFP Calls for Unfettered Access to Hunger Hotspots to Save Lives
World Food Programme urges trucks to be allowed safe passage as the Integrated Food Phase Classification confirms first global famine in seven years Read more »
July 24
Angola: UN Central Emergency Response Fund Contributes to WFP's Assistance to Families Affected By El Niño in Angola
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a generous contribution of US$ 1.65 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The funding, part… Read more »
July 22
Sudan: As Sudan's War Rages, Its Farmers Help Fill the Hunger Gap
A WFP-African Development Bank wheat project is boosting harvests amid catastrophic food insecurity Read more »
July 10
Chad: Chad, World Bank, WFP and Partners Join Forces to Meet Crisis-Affected People's Food and Nutrition Needs During the Lean Season
The Government of Chad - with support from WFP, the World Bank and other partners - has launched its national emergency response plan to meet the immediate food and nutrition needs… Read more »
July 01
Togo: USAID Enables WFP to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Crisis-Affected People in Northern Togo
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$2 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency food… Read more »
June 27
Sudan: Sudan Updates - WFP Mobilizing Resources Amid Access Limits
World Food Programme teams are working around the clock to meet rising hunger needs across Sudan, including civilians trapped in El Fasher and people displaced from North Darfur's… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Is Facing an Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe, Say UN Agency Chiefs
New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger ROME/NEW YORK - Alarming new… Read more »
June 20
Sudan: WFP Scaling Up As Hunger Catastrophe Looms
World Food Programme boosting operations to support an additional 5 million people by the end of the year - and avert famine in the war-torn country Read more »
June 05
Mali: Hunger Hotspots Report - Famine Looms in Gaza While Risk of Starvation Persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan
Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes Read more »