KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today that the sheer scale of people being displaced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to escalating conflict, is pushing food insecurity to crisis proportions and deepening an already strained humanitarian response both internally and across the region.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a contribution of 120 metric tons of nutritious dates from the Government of the State of Qatar to complement Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s food assistance to nearly 200,000 Congolese and Burundian refugees in north-western Tanzania.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is pleased to announce a donation of 25 metric tons of nutritious dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to support 200,000 refugees in Tanzania.
ARUSHA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has today opened an office in Arusha, North-Western Tanzania, to further support Governments efforts in delivering equitable inclusive economic growth through sustainable development.
KIGOMA - The United Nations has launched a three-year project to improve communities¡¯ resilience to climate shocks in the Kigoma region ¨C where hundreds of thousands of refugees are hosted.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C More than 200,000 refugees in Tanzania will soon receive only half the food rations they need due to a critical funding shortage for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s food assistance. Â鶹ÊÓƵ provides monthly in-kind food assistance to people living in refugee camps through food baskets.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨CThe United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has today welcomed a new contribution of US$ 900,000 from the Government of Japan to support 200,000 refugees with life-saving food assistance in Tanzania.
ZANZIBAR ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has today announced the expansion of its programme to Zanzibar, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, some 25 to 50 kilometres off the coast of mainland Tanzania - as part of its new five-year Country Strategic Plan (2022-2027).
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The Government and the people of the Republic of Korea have contributed US$ 6 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to boost smallholder farming and enhance food and nutrition security among refugees and hosting communities in Kigoma for the next four years.
ZANZIBAR - Today, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and UN Women launched a five-year programme, the Accelerating Progress Towards Rural Women¡¯s Economic Empowerment project.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a US$ 500,000 contribution from the Government of Japan to help fund its assistance operations in favour of 204 000 refugees from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in camps in the Kigoma region of Tanzania.
DAR ES SALAAM - Today the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing US$9 million in critical food assistance to bring immediate relief to the most vulnerable people in Tanzania. This new contribution will allow USAID¡¯s partner, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), to provide life-saving food assistance to 204,000 refugees hosted at camps in north western Tanzania
ROME ¨C Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, warns the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) on World Refugee Day. The somber warning comes as Â鶹ÊÓƵ has already been forced to significantly reduce rations to refugees across its operations.
ROME: Four United Nations agencies today announced the forthcoming launch of a new phase of a joint programme that aims to secure rural women¡¯s livelihoods, rights and resilience to advance sustainable development.
The European Union recently provided €2.5mil. (Approx. to TZS 6.78/- billion) in humanitarian aid to support vulnerable refugees in Tanzania. This brings the EU¡¯s contribution to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Tanzania in 2021 to €3.5mil. (Approx. to TZS 9.49/- billion). This assistance is part of a larger EU support of €12m (Approx. to TZS 32.53 billion) for a regional humanitarian response, providing critical food and protection assistance to refugees in the Great Lakes region, including Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The Government of Canada has provided USD 3.74 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to contribute towards its efforts to support the Government¡¯s social protection programme in the country. Both Canada and Â鶹ÊÓƵ are strong supporters of social safety nets, including cash transfers to the most vulnerable populations.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a contribution of 36 metric tons of nutritious dates worth USD 88,437 from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) to support refugees living in north-west Tanzania.
ROME ¨C Millions of refugees are looking to a future of uncertainty and hunger as the effects of the pandemic on aid budgets play out in funding shortages for emergency operations, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned ahead of World Refugee Day.
DAR ES SALAAM - Today, at the Tanzania Port Authority, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$8 million contribution from the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The contribution will help maintain critical food assistance to refugees living in Nduta, Mtendeli and Nyarugusu camps in north-western Tanzania.
Geneva/ Rome - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters ¨C as well as supply chain challenges, rising food prices and loss of income due to COVID19 - threaten to leave millions of refugees across Africa without food.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The Japanese government has contributed US$1.5 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to support the implementation of the four-year Boresha Lishe nutrition project in rural areas of central Tanzania.
DAR ES SALAAM ¨C On 15 May, a passenger flight ferrying humanitarian and health workers into Tanzania is set to arrive from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. This is the first flight of its kind since commercial air services were suspended in Tanzania in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus
Joint statement by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
Dar es Salaam - The United Nations Tanzania, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Innovation Hub Tanzania and the UN Innovation Network (UNIN) on Thursday hosted the first UN Innovation Night in Tanzania, showcasing the world body¡¯s innovative work in the country and its commitment to use innovative approaches to advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
