BEIRUT, Lebanon ¨C The Government of Lebanon and the UN, with generous funding from the European Union, launched today an intervention to assist conflict-affected farming households and protect agricultural livelihoods across the country. This support is part of a larger multi-year programme funded by the European Union and jointly implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
TEHRAN, Iran ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a EUR 3.08 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to support vulnerable refugees and conflict-affected people in Iran, helping sustain life-saving assistance over 12 months.
MANAKARA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the European Union (EU) today officially handed over the country¡¯s first humanitarian hub to the Government of Madagascar. Located in the eastern city of Manakara, the hub will strengthen the nation¡¯s emergency preparedness and response to crises for the cyclone-prone eastern and southern coasts.
KABUL ¨C The European Union has provided a €25 million contribution through the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to boost community resilience and ensure more nutritious diets for people across Afghanistan.
CAIRO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received a €3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will support delivering faster, more efficient, and better-coordinated humanitarian responses over the next two years across the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe (MENAEE), one of the world¡¯s most crisis-prone regions.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Afghanistan welcomes a EUR 4 million (US$4.6 million) contribution from the European Union for the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Afghanistan. This funding will ensure UNHAS remains operational, maintaining a crucial link for the safe movement of aid workers and the delivery of essential relief supplies to some of Afghanistan¡¯s most remote communities.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), with support from the European Union (EU), hosted the first in a series of workshops on food safety standards in Kabul from 15 ¨C 16 September. The training, which focused on dried fruits and nuts, brought together key stakeholders including the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Afghan Women¡¯s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Afghan exporters and food safety experts.
KYIV ¡ªThe United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a generous contribution of €14.7 million from the European Union to provide people living in frontline areas with food and cash assistance, as well as sustain essential logistics services for humanitarian actors.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has received a EUR 9 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to launch a transformative three-year project aimed at reducing biodiversity loss and improving the quality of life for communities living in and around protected areas in Sierra Leone.
MANDALAY ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a EUR 5 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to address the food security of communities devastated by the deadly earthquake in Myanmar.
CHI?IN?U - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a generous contribution of €1.5 million from the European Union. This crucial humanitarian funding will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to continue providing vital assistance to Ukrainian refugees in the Refugee Accommodation Centres through hot meals provision, and to refugee host families through cash assistance. The contribution will also support efforts to strengthen the country's national social protection system to better assist the most vulnerable.
Lusaka¡ªThe Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), with funding from the European Union (EU), has donated three Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) to Zambia¡¯s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DDMU). This contribution will help the Government to more effectively respond to climate disasters.
Kabul ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a €16.5 million (US$17.4 million) contribution from the European Union for its activities in Afghanistan, made via its department of Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO). The funding comes at a critical moment and will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to sustain and extend its general food assistance for vulnerable families and nutrition programmes for mothers and young children.
Tehran, Iran ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Iran welcomed supplementary humanitarian funding of €2 million from the European Union (EU), reaffirming its ongoing commitment to supporting refugees in Iran. Earlier this year, EU humanitarian aid had already contributed €1.5 million to Â鶹ÊÓƵ operations in Iran.
NOUAKCHOTT ¨C A contribution of EUR 4.85 million from the European Union (EU) helped the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) provide vital food and nutrition assistance to 78,000 crisis-affected people in Mauritania in 2024. This donation also contributed to improving households¡¯ access to diverse and sufficient food during the lean season when vulnerable families struggle to feed themselves.
Kabul ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a €15 million (US$15.8 million) contribution from the European Union (EU) for its activities in Afghanistan. This latest contribution will help local communities prepare for natural hazards and face the devastating effects of climate change, and support farmers for more productive and sustainable agriculture. So far this year, more than 160,000 people were affected by flooding alone, destroying nearly 20,000 homes, and thousands of hectares of agricultural land.
Islamabad - With the support of the European Union (EU), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has successfully implemented a project with a Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Surge approach in Tharparkar district, Sindh province. This approach aimed to strengthen the government¡¯s health systems to better manage acute malnutrition surges, especially during high-demand periods, without relying on external resources or overburdening the existing health services.
RAMALLAH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Labour, and with support from the European Union, is scaling up efforts to assist Palestinian workers from Gaza who were forcibly displaced to the West Bank following the events of 7 October 2023.
KYIV, 14 November 2024 ¨C Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe gathered in Kyiv this week to attend the European Regional School Meals Summit, hosted by the Government of Ukraine, with the support of First Lady Olena Zelenska, and within the framework of the School Meals Coalition ¨C a global network of over 100 national governments and 130 partners. The two-day summit, attended by over 20 governments representatives across multiple sectors, underscored the region¡¯s dedication to a shared mission: ensuring that every child worldwide has access to nutritious meals by 2030.
Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed a contribution of €3.5 million from the European Union (EU) to meet the urgent food needs of refugees in Armenia who fled the conflict that began last year. The EU initially allocated €2.5 million for refugees' immediate needs, later adding €1 million as the situation worsened with 84% of the refugee population in need of food assistance in December 2023 according to a joint UN and government assessment.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Afghanistan welcomes a contribution of EUR 25 million (over US$26 million) from the European Union (EU). This funding will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to continue providing lifesaving support to some of the most vulnerable families through food or cash assistance. It will also help ensure that pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, as well as children under five, continue to receive specialized nutritious food. Furthermore, the funding will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ keep the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) up and running.
JOHANNESBURG ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of EUR 3 million from the European Union (EU) to support the continuation of nutritional support and services to the most vulnerable urban communities in Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Tehran, Iran ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is pleased to announce a generous humanitarian contribution of €1.5 million from the European Union (EU) to bolster its operations in support of Afghan refugees in Iran. This significant contribution will be directed towards supporting 33,000 refugees residing in 20 settlements across the country through cash-based transfers.
Kabul ¨C The European Union is allocating an additional EUR 10 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) for school feeding activities in Afghanistan. This will allow Â鶹ÊÓƵ to expand school feeding into three additional provinces with high levels of food insecurity in primary schools.
CAIRO ¨C Yesterday, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Egypt and the European Commission¡¯s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) launched a new partnership to empower refugees, people affected by crisis, and host communities in Egypt by improving their self-reliance and fostering social cohesion.
