2.5m more people have been pushed into acute food insecurity, as UN agencies grapple with increasing needs
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo ¨C The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today announced that new data from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis reveals the highest number ever recorded of acutely food insecure populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
GAZA, Palestine ¨C Hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are again at risk of severe hunger and malnutrition as humanitarian food stocks in the Strip dwindle and borders remain closed to aid. Meanwhile, the expansion of military activity in Gaza is severely disrupting food assistance operations and putting the lives of aid workers at risk every day.
(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.
PORT SUDAN, Sudan ¨C Intense fighting in Zamzam camp in Sudan¡¯s North Darfur region has forced the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to temporarily pause the distribution of life-saving food and nutrition assistance in the famine-hit camp for displaced people. Over the past two weeks escalating violence left Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s partners with no choice but to evacuate staff for safety.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 26 February 2025 - New data from Somalia shows that 4.4 million people could face hunger by April 2025, driven by worsening drought conditions, conflict and high food prices.
GAZA, Palestine ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ today announced that the ceasefire in Gaza has allowed it to bring in more than double the monthly average of food it delivered prior to the ceasefire being in place. This has enabled the agency to provide full food rations, restock and reopen bakeries, and reach families across the entire Gaza Strip.
KYIV, Ukraine ¡ª?As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, an estimated five million Ukrainians are facing food insecurity, with the greatest needs concentrated in areas near the frontlines. According to data collected by the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), millions of people are resorting to coping mechanisms, sacrificing their own meals so their children can eat. Others are going into debt to buy sufficient food supplies to feed their families.
YOKOHAMA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a timely contribution of US$58 million from the Government of Japan. This contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to support vulnerable populations affected by conflict, climate change, and economic crisis in 28 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
KINSHASA- The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has partially resumed food assistance in parts of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) delivering vital nutrition supplies for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months as three weeks of fighting continues to worsen access to food for the most vulnerable.
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of JPY 150 million (approx. US $1 million) from the Government of Japan for its operations in Sudan. This vital funding will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to purchase locally grown grains, such as sorghum or millet, which will be distributed to over 30,000 people as part of the emergency food rations.
As Â鶹ÊÓƵ teams work around the clock to reach key locations for first time, fighting and arbitrary obstructions by local authorities hinder consistent flow of vital aid.
ROME/NAIROBI/PORT SUDAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is working tirelessly to expand food and nutrition assistance to millions more people across Sudan ¨C aiming to triple the number of people it supports to 7 million. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s top priority is to deliver life-saving assistance to locations facing famine or teetering on its brink.
YANGON ¨C Hunger has reached alarming levels in Myanmar with the situation set to worsen in 2025, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today. A staggering 15 million people are expected to face hunger in 2025, up from 13.3 million last year.
GAZA/CAIRO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) reached more than 330,000 people in Gaza with food assistance in the first week of the ceasefire, providing food parcels, hot meals and cash assistance to war-weary families.
DHAKA ¨C With generous funding over the past two years ¨C totalling EUR 24 million ¨C the European Union (EU) has supported the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s lifesaving and life-changing efforts in Bangladesh, helping the organisation strengthen its critical support to both Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi communities grappling with food insecurity.
The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is aware of media reports indicating that Â鶹ÊÓƵ marked food bags which were allegedly found in a building previously used by border guard forces in Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar.
BEIRUT ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has delivered emergency assistance to over half a million people in Lebanon since the escalation of the conflict began. The agency is drawing on contingency planning that included pre-positioning food supplies inside the country. Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues scaling up with the goal of reaching one million people. There are teams on the ground working around the clock to deliver urgent food assistance to affected communities across Lebanon.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ trucks arrive in famine-hit Zamzam camp in North Darfur; Over 700 trucks on the road to locations across Sudan
PORT SUDAN ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today announced a surge in its operations across Sudan, part of a scale-up effort to reach millions of people in the country¡¯s most needy and isolated conflict areas.
Juba ¨C Alarming new food security data from South Sudan shows that 57 per cent of the population will be acutely food insecure through the 2025 lean season with returnees fleeing the war in Sudan and young children facing some of the highest levels of hunger and malnutrition as economic pressures, climate extremes, and the effects of Sudan's war drive worsening hunger
BEIRUT¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of US$2 million from the people and the Government of Japan to support conflict-affected families across Lebanon, including refugees, and help them meet their urgent food needs in this challenging time.
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI ¨C Three UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ convoys carrying essential food and nutrition assistance are on their way to Sudan¡¯s Zamzam camp in North Darfur and Kadugli in South Kordofan for the first time in months. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is calling for the safe passage of these vital humanitarian aid convoys to areas that have been largely cut off from aid since the start of the conflict ¨C especially to Zamzam where famine was confirmed in August.
ROME ¨C?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warns that the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza could soon escalate into famine unless immediate action is taken. As winter approaches, the lack of food and other vital humanitarian supplies entering the Strip will likely lead to catastrophic consequences.
DAMASCUS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau appealed today for international support to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Syria which is facing an influx of people fleeing the war in Lebanon. An estimated 260,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon so far
