Paletwa, MYANMAR ¨C Following persistent efforts, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has successfully obtained access and delivered food to people affected by ongoing armed conflict in Samee Town of Paletwa Township in Chin State.
180,000 people in Kivu provinces to benefit as German Government expands its support to communities weakened by conflict, agricultural and climate shocks
4 March 2020, Kinshasa ¨C The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the German Development Bank KfW, has contributed EUR 50 million (USD 54 million) to a resilience building programme to be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children¡¯s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Bangui - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of JPY 164,205,000 (US$1.5 million) from the Government of Japan to provide food and nutritional assistance to people affected by the violence in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.).
CAIRO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) continues to provide emergency food assistance to people in desperate need in northwest Syria despite escalating hostilities which this week caused a 24-hour break in distributions.
Bangui ¨C The severe humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) requires sustained international attention and an injection of funds to sustain lifesaving operations for people affected by conflict, Chris Nikoi, the Regional Director for the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in West and Central Africa warned today.
Damascus ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) says it has so far provided emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 people in Syria as a result of recent military operations in the northeast of the country. Those assisted include people displaced by hostilities and families providing shelter to the displaced. Many fled their homes with little or nothing, finding refuge in schools or with family and friends living further to the south.
DAMASCUS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has so far provided immediate food assistance to more than 70,000 people fleeing towns in northeastern Syria as military operations continue. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is deeply concerned about the safety of civilians caught in the violence and urges that vital supply routes be kept open and safe for humanitarian deliveries.
ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ has started a partial suspension of food assistance operations in areas of Yemen under the control of the Sana¡¯a-based authorities. The decision was taken as a last resort after lengthy negotiations stalled on an agreement to introduce controls to prevent the diversion of food away from some of the most vulnerable people in Yemen.
A report presented today jointly by the European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) finds that that around 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018, compared to 124 million in 2017
BANGUI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has launched an airlift operation to deliver life-saving food supplies to 18,000 people in Zemio, 1000 km East of the capital Bangui. The region is on the brink of a severe food and nutritional crisis, due to a combination of insecurity and transport infrastructure challenges, which hamper humanitarian access to the area.
Sana¡¯a, Yemen ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ has hailed a breakthrough in its emergency operation in Yemen after managing to reach the Red Sea Mills in Hodeidah for the first time in six months.
22 February 2019, Juba - Nearly 7 million people in South Sudan could face acute food insecurity at the height of this lean season (May-July), three United Nations agencies warned today, urging for scaled-up humanitarian assistance and better access to humanitarian relief.
JERUSALEM ¨C The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have signed a new agreement to provide 6,000 of the most vulnerable families in the Gaza Strip with blankets, clothing and hygiene kits.
