West Africa: WFP Calls On G7 to Keep Focus On Hunger As Crises in Sudan, Haiti and Sahel Add to Global Food Crisis

The G7's strong commitment to global food security in 2022 must be maintained in 2023 as new crises in Sudan, Haiti and the Sahel push more people into hunger, the UN World Food… Read more »

Egypt: WFP in Egypt Provides Critical Assistance to People Fleeing Violence in Sudan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), launched today an emergency cash assistance programme to support vulnerable people fleeing the conflict in Sudan. WFP's… Read more »

Sudan: Hunger Set to Hit Record High in Sudan As Fighting Continues

The UN World Food Programme warned today that an additional 2 - 2.5 million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing… Read more »

Sudan: WFP Resumes Food Assistance in Sudan

Deliveries aim to reach hundreds of thousands of hungry people, but humanitarian access is challenging Read more »

Kenya: Hit By Multiple Crises, Tens of Thousands of Somalis Flock to Refugee Camps in Kenya

WFP and other humanitarian agencies struggle to assist an influx of refugees reeling from conflict, climate and high prices Read more »

Sudan: Statement From WFP Executive Director Cindy Mccain On Lifting the Temporary Suspension of Life-Saving Assistance Activities in Sudan

As the crisis in Sudan pushes millions into hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) is immediately lifting the temporary suspension of operations put in place after the tragic… Read more »

Chad: 'We Lost Everything' - Sudanese Refugees Arrive in Chad As Difficult Times Loom

WFP and other humanitarians fear a perfect storm, as refugee influx from Sudan's unrest is compounded by upcoming rains, lean season and a funding crunch Read more »

Mozambique: United States Helps WFP Provide Life-Saving Support As Hunger Worsens in Northern Mozambique

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$40 million contribution from the United States of America that will provide critical assistance to some 790,000… Read more »

Malawi: United States Provides $1.5 Million to WFP's Cyclone Freddy Response in Malawi

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$1.5 million from USAID on behalf of the American people to provide life-saving food assistance to… Read more »

West Africa: Niger Shows How WFP and Partners Can Transform Lives in Africa's Harsh Sahel

Amid grim new hunger findings, a holistic initiative helps build food security and resilience to inter-connected shocks Read more »

Togo: The European Union and WFP Provide Emergency Food Assistance to Conflict-Affected People in Northern Togo

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its emergency food assistance to more than 30,000 people affected by the spill over of the Sahel armed conflict in the… Read more »

Chad: WFP and UNHCR Call for Urgent Funds to Avert More Ration Cuts to Refugees in Chad

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today that WFP will be forced to make additional cuts to already dwindling food assistance to… Read more »

Mozambique: Japan Supports WFP to Mount Emergency Response in Northern Mozambique

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 1.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to more… Read more »

Sudan: Japan Provides Critical Support to Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Sudan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$1 million from the Government of Japan to provide life-saving food assistance to hundreds of… Read more »

Ethiopia: 100,000 New Somali Refugees Arrived in Ethiopia in the Past Month, UN and Partners Are Calling for Urgent Funding

As needs grow and refugees continue to arrive, UN agencies and partner organizations today appealed for $116 million to provide life-saving assistance to Somali refugees seeking… Read more »

Malawi: Food Prices Skyrocket As Cost of Cyclone Freddy Becomes Evident in Malawi

Prices of staple foods are soaring in Malawi, ten days after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second passage over the southern African country, worsening levels of food insecurity… Read more »

Africa: World Water Day - How WFP Works to Make Every Drop Count

Climate shocks and land degradation mean too much or too little water for people in some of the world's most vulnerable locations Read more »

Malawi: WFP Responds to Impact of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi As Government Declares State of Emergency

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an estimated 130,000 people affected by the devastating effects of Cyclone Freddy, which… Read more »

Niger: 'Don't Give Up On Niger' - Ambassador Cindy Mccain, Calls for Increased Donor Support Amidst Growing Food Insecurity

Joint US/UN News Release/NIAMEY- The combined effects of conflict, climate shocks, and high food prices continues to drive hunger up and push basic meals out of the reach of… Read more »

West Africa: WFP Helps Half a Million People Recover From Loss and Damage With Climate Insurance in West Africa

The United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing to support 490,000 people in Burkina Faso, The Gambia and Mali who were impacted by drought in 2022. WFP has received… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau and WFP Renew Partnership to Achieve Zero Hunger and Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

The Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a new five-year Country Strategic Plan to achieve food security and improved… Read more »

South Sudan: Tens of Thousands of Children Benefit From Nutritious Meals As Canada Funds WFP's School Feeding in South Sudan

A contribution of CAD5.5 million (US$4.1 million) from the Government of Canada will provide more than 23,000 children in South Sudan with access to daily nutritious meals at… Read more »

Kenya: Cash Transfers Bring Relief - and Goats - to Drought-Hit Pastoralists

Country's worst drought in decades has left 4.4 million people acutely food insecure, with 1.2 million facing emergency hunger levels Read more »

Rwanda: WFP Welcomes Funding From the United States to Support Refugees in Rwanda

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$7.2 million from the United States (through USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance) to provide… Read more »

Madagascar: WFP and Government Join Hands to Transform Rural Communities in Madagascar

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Madagascar have launched an innovative project that seeks to develop rural communities in Androy and Anosy… Read more »