JUBA, South Sudan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Government of South Sudan have activated the country¡¯s first-ever drought anticipatory action plan, directly shielding over 65,000 people in Budi and Kapoeta North counties from severe, climate-induced food insecurity.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes the announcement of Pakistan¡¯s first Anticipatory Action Strategy, marking a major milestone in the country¡¯s efforts to strengthen disaster risk management and reduce the impact of climate-related hazards on vulnerable communities. Anticipatory action helps safeguard lives, livelihoods and critical assets by using risk forecasts to trigger early funding and action before hazards strike. This approach marks a shift from responding to disasters to acting ahead of them to reduce their impact.
Munich, 11 February 2026 ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) will this week shine a spotlight on the breakthrough solutions that are transforming how humanitarian and development assistance is delivered as food insecurity intensifies globally. On 12 February 2026, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Innovation Forum 2026: Innovating for Impact, an official side-event of the Munich Security Conference, brings together government, private sector and philanthropic leaders, innovators and partners ¨C showcasing eight innovative, scalable solutions to catalyse new investment and partnerships to accelerate their impact.
CAIRO¨C In 2025, Germany reaffirmed its role as an indispensable partner of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in the Middle East and North Africa. Amid mounting global challenges and increasing pressure on international aid budgets, Germany¡¯s steadfast support enabled Â鶹ÊÓƵ to deliver life-saving assistance to millions of people in a region marked by conflict, economic instability, and extreme weather events.
JUBA, South Sudan ¨C The Government of Germany has contributed EUR 28.5 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) operations to assist tens of thousands of people affected by the worsening food insecurity and nutrition crisis across South Sudan.
KAMPALA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) 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.
LUSAKA ¨C Germany, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and channelled via the German Development Bank (KFW), has contributed EUR10 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to help 30,000 households and 15,000 school children in six districts recover from the El Ni?o-induced drought.
DAKAR ¨C Germany recently signed a EUR 95 million contribution for 2023-2027 to strengthen the socio-economic resilience of eight million women, men and children living in five countries across West Africa¡¯s Sahel region.
Vientiane: The Embassies of France and Germany in Lao PDR will visit this week United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ)-backed school meals and nutrition programmes in the southern Sekong and Salavanh provinces. These initiatives, funded by both governments, are essential in enabling women and young girls to access nutrition and education, especially as they continue facing disproportionate impacts from food insecurity and economic instability.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of EUR15 million (US$16.4 million) from Germany, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), raising the total German contribution to more than EUR78 million (US$83.1 million) in 2023. The funding will go towards activities that strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities and Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s school feeding programme that helps keep girls and boys in primary schools.
MUNICH¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Innovation Accelerator, which leverages innovation and technology to tackle food insecurity worldwide, officially opened its new global office today. The opening was followed by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Innovation Accelerator flagship pitch event, an official Munich Security Conference side event ¨C the world's leading forum for debating the most pressing challenges to international security.
FREETOWN ¨C The Federal Republic of Germany through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided EUR 10 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) for the provision of nutritious meals to 25,300 primary school children in Karene district, northern Sierra Leone.
AMMAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Germany jointly announce a vital step in ensuring the continuity of food assistance for vulnerable refugees in Jordan. Germany's generous contribution of EUR 10 million (US$10.8 million) arrives at a critical juncture, preventing the imminent suspension of food assistance for 410,000 refugees from Syria and other countries living across Jordan in the approaching month of October. The top-up brings Germany¡¯s contributions to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s humanitarian response in Jordan to EUR 50 million (US$54 million) in 2023 alone.
KIGALI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Rwanda has welcomed a contribution of US$3.6 million from Germany to support the food and nutrition needs of women and children in the refugee community, to strengthen government social protection systems and improve food security and incomes for smallholder farmers.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH ¨C?The United Nation¡¯s Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the World Bank signed an agreement today to scale up disaster risk protection financed by Germany and the United Kingdom for vulnerable communities and nations faced with catastrophic climate extremes like storms and drought. As world leaders confront the global climate crisis at the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), this initiative underscores the importance of investment in climate action to protect vulnerable communities when disasters strike.
Jerusalem ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed an additional contribution of €3 million (US$3 million) from the Government of Germany which will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ provide critical food assistance to 123,000 people among the most vulnerable and food insecure Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
ROME ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ will host an online press briefing on Monday on the need for a coordinated and strong international response to the looming global food crisis.
BAGHDAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) together supported 104,500 people from vulnerable communities in Iraq to rebuild their livelihoods after conflict and adapt to climate change, alongside advancing the digitalization of the Public Distribution System for food rations (PDS).
ROME - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched a project to improve the diet of school-aged children, with support from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
Maseru ¨C The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 1.5 million for the years 2021-2023 to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Lesotho to support highly vulnerable people struggling to meet their basic food needs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This is part of a EUR 18 million contribution by Germany to Southern Africa for 2021-2023.
AMMAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) on Wednesday welcomed a timely and generous top-up contribution of €17 million (US$20 million) from the Federal Republic of Germany that will help avert planned cuts in food assistance for 110,000 refugees in October.
Phnom Penh. Germany and Â鶹ÊÓƵ entered into a new partnership to support lower-income Cambodian families affected by multiple shocks such as COVID-19 and climate-related shocks. The Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has committed EUR 5 million, which is approximately US$ 6 million to provide cash assistance to vulnerable households to support their recovery. The partners will also support the Royal Government of Cambodia to enhance the responsiveness of social protection schemes to strengthen resilience to shocks
TEHRAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a generous €2 million contribution from the Federal Republic of Germany in support of its longstanding assistance programme to vulnerable Afghan and Iraqi refugees in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
DAMASCUS ¨C With a record number of Syrians struggling to meet their basic needs, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a donation of 109 million Euro from the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) to provide lifesaving food and nutrition support to millions of vulnerable people in 2021 - 2022.
HARARE ¨C The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Zimbabwe to support highly vulnerable communities struggling to meet their basic food needs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This is part of a EUR 18 million contribution by Germany to Southern Africa for 2021-2023.
