Guatemala City, Guatemala ¡ª The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), with the support of the American people through the United States Department of Agriculture¡¯s (USDA) Food for Peace Program, has received a new shipment of food commodities to support communities facing food insecurity in Guatemala, exacerbated by the effects of the El Ni?o phenomenon.
KATHMANDU ¨C A month after devastating floods swept through valleys in northern Nepal, Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) assistance continues to provide a vital lifeline to affected communities that remain highly vulnerable. Widespread displacement, lost livelihoods, damaged farmland, and disrupted market access are affecting families¡¯ ability to feed themselves properly, without assistance.
KATHMANDU, Nepal ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is scaling up its response in Nepal as some communities devastated by flash floods and landslides remain isolated by damaged roads, destroyed infrastructure, and challenging terrain. Emergency food assistance was dispatched and distributed to affected areas within hours of the disaster, and specialist logistics teams have been deployed to help humanitarian partners reach the most isolated locations.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes the Government of Australia's contribution of AUD 2 million to support emergency food assistance and logistics operations for communities affected by the devastating floods in northern Nepal.
YANGON, Myanmar ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has launched an emergency response in Myanmar as monsoon floods threaten to push vulnerable communities deeper into hunger.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA ¨C The Pacific Community (SPC) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) this week brought together logistics and warehouse officers from six Pacific national disaster management offices (NDMOs) for the first Humanitarian Warehouse Exchange under the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), strengthening the skills needed to move relief supplies quickly when disasters strike.
MAPUTO, Mozambique ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is scaling up to deliver life-saving food assistance to reach 450,000 people affected by the country¡¯s worst flooding in decades - just months after Mozambicans recovered from the worst drought in its recent history. The agency urgently requires USD 32 million for the next three months to deliver vital food and nutritional support to families reeling from flooding.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a timely contribution of USD 500,000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to deliver, urgent lifesaving cash assistance to families devastated by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.
KINGSTON, Jamaica ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), today launched a cash assistance programme for Jamaicans severely impacted by category 5 Hurricane Melissa in October.
KINGSTON / HAVANA / PORT-AU-PRINCE ¨C One month after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has reached more than half million people with emergency food assistance and is pivoting toward recovery. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working with governments and communities to lay the foundations for long-term resilience; introducing cash-based support where markets are functional, restoring livelihoods and repairing essential services.
KABUL, Afghanistan - One month since a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on 31 August¡ªfollowed by a series of subsequent tremors that compounded the devastation¡ªthe United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) continues to rapidly deliver food assistance to affected communities and support logistics for the broader humanitarian response.
MANILA ¨C The Government of the Philippines passed the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Bill, a groundbreaking measure that institutionalizes anticipatory action as part of the country¡¯s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework.
YANGON ¨C The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched the Responding with Emergency Assistance for Conflict-affected Household (REACH) ¨C a humanitarian initiative delivering emergency aid to conflict-hit families in Myanmar, where hunger is deepening amid ongoing violence, mass displacement, and the devastating March 2025 earthquake.
MANDALAY, Myanmar ¨C Within 48 hours of the powerful earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) began emergency food distributions to affected communities. Â鶹ÊÓƵ has so far reached over 24,000 earthquake survivors in four areas, Mandalay, Naypyitaw, Sagaing and Shan, and is scaling up efforts to assist 850,000 affected people.
(New York/ Rome, 28 February 2025) Concluding a joint visit to Mozambique today, senior United Nations humanitarian officials are appealing for urgent global action to address a trio of crises ¨C conflict, climate shocks, and a deteriorating socio-economic situation ¨C confronting the country.
ACCRA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 5 million contribution (over 80 million Ghanaian cedis) from the Republic of Korea to provide lifesaving food and nutrition assistance to 187,000 people affected by drought in northern Ghana.
LUSAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has expanded the distribution of food and commodity vouchers to 21,800 drought-affected people in the southern districts of Gwembe, Siavonga and Sinazongwe following a US$1 million contribution from the Republic of Korea.
BAMAKO ¨C?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is ramping up its lifesaving response to people affected by the devastating floods in Mali. Since the start of the rainy season in June, unusually heavy downpours?have caused flooding in many regions forcing the government to declare a state of national catastrophe in August, while appealing for immediate support to 350,000 people affected.
YANGON ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is gearing up to launch a rapid flood response this week in Myanmar to provide emergency food assistance to people in areas submerged by floods following the passage of Super Typhoon Yagi over the past few days. This response is a major scale-up in Â鶹ÊÓƵ flood relief efforts ongoing since July.
ABUJA ¨C?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is on the ground in Borno State providing emergency food assistance to communities affected by massive flooding that has displaced over 230,000 people in northeast Nigeria. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s is working to provide hot meals to 50,000 of the worst affected children, women, and men who have lost their homes in what has been described as the worst flooding in northeast Nigeria in 30 years.
ANTIGUA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today called for urgent global support for small island nations disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, including many now bracing for what is expected to be an intense and destructive Atlantic hurricane season. The announcement came as the 4th International Small Island Developing States (SIDS) conference concluded today in the Caribbean twin island nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
PANAMA CITY ¨C As Tropical Storm Franklin approaches Hispaniola Island - bringing with it heavy rains, flood risk, storm surges and strong winds - United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) emergency response teams in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti are prepositioning food stocks and preparing emergency assistance for the most vulnerable communities in the path of the storm.
DAMASCUS ¨C An average monthly wage in Syria currently covers about a quarter of a family¡¯s food needs, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ said today, highlighting an urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance as the country grapples with the devastating impact of recent earthquakes and a 12-year-long conflict.
HATAY, °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð ¨C The Executive Director of the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), David Beasley, has concluded a visit to the earthquake affected region of Hatay in southern °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð where he witnessed first-hand the incomprehensible devastation caused by the earthquake that struck on 6 February. With some 18 million people affected across southern °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð and northwest Syria, tens of thousands of lives have been lost, and millions upon millions of people have lost their homes, livelihoods and assets.
