MOGADISHU ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of 138 metric tons of nutritious dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) that will be included in the emergency food baskets provided to the most vulnerable people in Somalia.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Afghanistan welcomes a US$2.2 million contribution from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). With this contribution, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will provide over 550 metric tons of specialized nutritious food to 125,000 Afghan mothers and children for three months to prevent malnutrition.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia ¨C Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks, leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today. The organization¡¯s life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at imminent risk of losing food assistance, including malnutrition treatment for 650,000 women and children.
LUSAKA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of EUR 500,000 from the Government of Finland to strengthen Zambia¡¯s national school meals programme. The one-year initiative will enhance the nutrition of over 34,000 learners in thirty-three schools across Zambia while promoting climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable food systems.
ROME ¨C As global leaders and experts convene in Paris for the fourth Nutrition for Growth Summit, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ is calling for greater focus and action to prevent wasting - the deadliest form of malnutrition - before its life-threatening impacts are felt in children. Action before malnutrition takes hold is crucial.
CAIRO, Egypt ¨C The Egyptian Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade (MOSIT), the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), and the National Nutrition Institute (NNI), with support from the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Egypt, have launched today the National Flour Fortification Programme.
ANTANANARIVO /JOHANNESBURG¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has for the first time in three months, delivered life-saving nutrition supplies for malnourished children in the remote region of Farafangana, southeastern Madagascar. The consignment of Plumpy'Sup - a lifesaving supplement for children suffering from malnutrition, was delivered via an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) marking a milestone in the use of UAS technology to reach remote and isolated communities.
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Sudan welcomes a contribution of EUR6.55 million from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). This vital funding will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide specialized nutritious foods and cash-based nutrition assistance to nearly 200,000 young children and pregnant or nursing women in Gedaref and Kassala states.
TUNIS¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the European Union and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), announces the launch of Salla Salla, a family-focused series that premiered on January 20 on the Tunisian National TV Channel Al Watania 1 and 2. This unique initiative exemplifies Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s commitment to strengthening national capacity and empowering communities through innovative approaches like Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC).
COLOMBO ¨C The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), together with the Ministry of Environment have launched a campaign to reintroduce nutritious, underutilised traditional crops into daily diets.
30 percent of population faces acute food insecurity as 2025 begins, malnutrition risk remains.
BEIRUT ¨C Nealy a third of Lebanon¡¯s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024 and the impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy mean recovery is likely to be slow, according to a new food security assessment.
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.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Afghanistan welcomes a US$5 million contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. With this funding, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will distribute food to families who do not know where their next meal will come from, provide nutritional support to mothers, deliver daily school snacks to pupils in primary schools and support livelihood and resilience activities in rural communities. The new contribution comes at a critical moment in Afghanistan, when one-third of the population is expected to go hungry during the difficult winter months.
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.
ANTANANARIVO - The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to promoting food and nutrition security, strengthening the resilience of vulnerable groups, and transforming the country's food systems by signing a memorandum of understanding in Madagascar.
With support from FCDO, Irish Aid and USAID-BHA, three UN agencies launch joint efforts for research and action to reach millions of children and women through evidence-based initiatives for the early prevention, detection and management of wasting.
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.
ANTANANARIVO - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warmly welcomes a contribution from the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China through the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) to support 43,600 people in southern Madagascar with nutritious meals from December 2024 to March 2025.
APIA, SAMOA - The Samoa Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) jointly held a workshop today to mark the launch of a Cost of the Diet analysis in Samoa. The initiative aims to identify nutrient gaps and enhance decision-making to improve access to healthy, nutritious diets for the Samoan population, with a focus on the most vulnerable.
KABUL ¨C The Government of France has allocated 3 million euros (USD 3.3 million) from its Food Assistance Program (FAP), to support the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s school feeding and nutrition programs in Afghanistan - a country where an already crippling hunger crisis hits mothers and children the hardest.
ABUJA ¨C A new assessment has found that a staggering 33 million people will face acute food insecurity in Nigeria in 2025, with the number of people facing emergency levels of need projected to almost double.
MATAM ¨C The Government of Senegal and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today launched the distribution of fortified rice in schools to address micronutrient deficiencies, improve children¡¯s health and wellbeing, and promote quality education.
ISLAMABAD- The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Pakistan marked the extension of their partnership under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme (BNP) at a ceremony held at the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) headquarters in Islamabad.
CAIRO ¨C On her first field visit as the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Goodwill Ambassador, world-renowned athlete Ons Jabeur is visiting Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the Egyptian Government¡¯s joint programmes in Luxor and Cairo that are designed to address the impacts of climate change, improve access to education, increase nutrition awareness, and support women and youth empowerment.
