MUNICH, 01 OCTOBER 2024 ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the food services technology company Nilus strengthen partnership in Peru to reach more than 150,000 people with healthy food and groceries through 2,500 community kitchens, government-supported canteens and restaurants serving low-income communities in Lima by 2028.
NEW YORK ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to boost nutrition support for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition among thousands of mothers and young children in Somalia.
Diseases, high food insecurity, and limited access to safe drinking water are driving up acute malnutrition among vulnerable children
ADEN, Yemen, 18 August 2024 ¨C Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing in Government of Yemen (GoY)-controlled areas, with the West Coast experiencing ¡°extremely critical¡± levels for the first time, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Working Group in Yemen said today.
DAKAR ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is ramping up its lifesaving food and nutrition assistance programme in West and Central Africa, targeting 7.3 million people during the ongoing June-August lean season ¨C when food stocks run out and hunger peaks. The programme ¨C which kicks off in June ¨C supports national governments¡¯ lean season response plans in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Nigeria.
BISSAU ¨C A high-level delegation from the Government of the Kingdom of Spain today concluded a two-day visit to Guinea-Bissau to assess progress on a US$ 6.7 million nutrition project funded by the Spanish debt-swap agreement with the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
GENEVA/NEW YORK/ROME: Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan. The lives of Sudan¡¯s children are at stake and urgent action is needed to protect an entire generation from malnutrition, disease and death.
CONAKRY- The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a EUR 1.5 million contribution from France for the provision of food and nutrition support to women, children, and farmers in Beyla and Lola prefectures of the Forest Guinea region.
SANAA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Yemen has received a new $4.85 million grant from Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to address moderate acute malnutrition among children under five and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
NAIROBI / RIYADH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has today signed two agreements with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a total value of US$1.4 million to treat and prevent malnutrition across Sudan and South Sudan.
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.
LUANG PRABANG ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in partnership with the Government of Japan today launched a project aimed at empowering coffee farmers in two districts of Lao PDR¡¯s Luang Prabang Province. This initiative will bolster their coffee production and marketing efforts, while also improving access to and understanding of essential nutrition.
The situation is especially serious in the north, where one in six children under the age of two is acutely malnourished
GENEVA/NEW YORK/ROME, 19 February 2024 ¨C A steep rise in malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza strip poses grave threats to their health, according to a comprehensive new analysis released by the Global Nutrition Cluster.
NOUAKCHOTT ¨C The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)¡¯s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) has generously contributed US$5 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to provide food and nutrition assistance to Malian refugees in Mauritania.
BRUSSELS ¨C The United Nations World Food Program welcomes a grant of €7 million from the European Union to support the continuation of critical nutrition needs and services for the most vulnerable groups of children and pregnant and lactating women in Yemen.
New Delhi: A collection of field stories showcasing the use of millets in Asian and African countries, including India, was launched today in New Delhi. The launch marks a successful completion of the Mapping and Exchange of the Good Practices (MEGP) Initiative for Millets Mainstreaming in Asia and Africa. The joint initiative between NITI Aayog and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
started in July 2022.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is gearing up to restore its critical food assistance for the entire Rohingya population in Cox¡¯s Bazar. Starting 1 January 2024, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will increase the value of its monthly food voucher from US$8 to US$10 per person.
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.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomes a new contribution of US$87 million from the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development. This timely funding will significantly bolster Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s efforts in providing lifesaving food and nutrition assistance to the Rohingya refugees in Cox¡¯s Bazar and on Bhasan Char Island, where nearly 1 million people are facing daily hardships, without an immediate prospect of a safe return to Myanmar. Thanks to the unwavering support of the United States and the rest of the donor community, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will increase its food assistance from US$8 to US$10 and add fortified rice to the food basket in Cox's Bazar in January 2024.
PORT-AU-PRINCE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Haiti will provide hot school meals to approximately 75,000 pre-primary and primary students in Nord and Nord-Est Departments between now and 2028, thanks to funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
DJIBOUTI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed a donation of 60 metric tons of dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to benefit some 35,340 vulnerable food insecure people and refugees in Djibouti.
NEW DELHI: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) facilitated a crucial learning visit for a high-level Nigerian delegation to India. India¡¯s rice fortification journey inspired the delegation of government officials from ministries, health, food security and education departments, food regulatory bodies, and the private sector to advocate for mandatory integration of fortified rice in Nigeria's food-based social safety networks.
PHNOM PENH ¨C Cambodian Government officials, along with staff from the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), are visiting the Republic of Korea (RoK) on a study tour aiming at strengthening Cambodia¡¯s school meals programme. Backed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the mission will enable participants to gain first-hand insights from Korea¡¯s successful model.
COLOMBO ¨C The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over a substantial consignment of 4,700mt of soya beans and maize to Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited, to support the continuation of the Thriposha fortified food programme. The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) facilitated the handover at a special event held at the Thriposha factory.
JERUSALEM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed an urgent contribution of NOK 30 million (US$2,9 million) from the Government of Norway which will allow Â鶹ÊÓƵ to continue providing critical food assistance to the most at-risk families in Palestine.
Yerevan ¨C With the support of partners including the Government of Armenia, Goris Municipality, the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China, and the Joint SDG Fund, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), has established a legume processing center in Armenia's Syunik province. The initiative aims to improve the availability and access to nutritious food through investments that decrease post-harvest loss and support farmer¡¯s link to markets.
