KHARTOUM, Sudan ¨C Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Executive Director Luke J. Lindberg called for an urgent end to the protracted fighting in Sudan after meeting families forced to flee their homes and struggling to feed their children amid the world¡¯s largest humanitarian crisis.
Concluding his first field mission as Â鶹ÊÓƵ Executive Director, Lindberg met Â鶹ÊÓƵ teams on the ground and displaced families escaping the intensifying conflict.
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.
ADEN/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today that food insecurity is steeply increasing in Government of Yemen areas, as escalating conflict forces families from their homes, disrupts markets and restricts humanitarian access. Here are the latest updates on food security and Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s response to the escalation.
RAMALLAH, Palestine ¨C The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided USD 5 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to deliver cash-based assistance to over 100,000 conflict-affected Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, helping families meet their most essential needs.
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.
HARARE, Zimbabwe ¨C The Government of Japan has contributed JPY 200 million, approximately USD 1.3 million, to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to support food and nutrition assistance for refugees and asylum seekers at Tongogara Refugee Settlement.
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.
YANGON, Myanmar ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has activated a free-to-user emergency cargo transport service to bolster the humanitarian response to severe flooding in Myanmar¡¯s Ayeyarwady Region. By making its logistics capacity available to all humanitarian partners, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is accelerating the delivery of life-saving relief to flood-impacted communities.
KHARTOUM, Sudan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) strongly condemns the aerial attack that hit two trucks carrying Â鶹ÊÓƵ food assistance outside of Dilling, South Kordofan, on 30 August 2026. The trucks were destined for Kadugli, South Kordofan, and were clearly marked with Â鶹ÊÓƵ banners and flags.
JERUSALEM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today announced that due to critical funding constraints, it is cutting in half the number of people it can support with food assistance in the West Bank. The reduction comes at a time when food needs have more than doubled since 2023.
BOGOTA, Colombia ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is scaling up emergency operations in Colombia, reaching survivors in some of the country¡¯s most affected and vulnerable regions with critical food assistance following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck on 10 August.
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.
LILONGWE, Malawi - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has signed an agreement with the Government of Japan for a contribution of JPY 300 million (USD 1.9 million) to provide critical food assistance for 170,000 food-insecure people during Malawi¡¯s October to March lean season, when food stocks are low and families struggle to meet their daily food needs.
ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD 30 million contribution from the Republic of Korea (ROK) to launch the second phase of the ROK-Â鶹ÊÓƵ REACH initiative (Responding with Emergency Assistance for Conflict-affected Households), providing emergency food and nutrition assistance to vulnerable populations affected by conflict, displacement, and economic shocks.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is urgently scaling up food assistance, logistics, telecommunications and air services in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where Ebola has evolved from a localized health emergency into the fastest-spreading outbreak on record.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today warned that food assistance for more than 130,000 refugees in Burundi - most of them fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ¨C risks drawing down unless urgent funding is received.
CARACAS ¨C A month after two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) continues to provide food assistance to communities impacted by the devastation. This unprecedented response, tailored to different needs in each affected area, has already reached more than 100,000 people and, with proper funding, hopes to reach a total of half a million over the next two months.
ROME/PORT SUDAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today warned that the rapidly deteriorating situation in and around El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan in Sudan, risks unleashing a new wave of violence and mass displacement. This threatens to deepen the country¡¯s already catastrophic hunger crisis.
Latest IPC analysis warns of deepening acute food insecurity levels, rising malnutrition risks and urgent threats to livelihoods through 2026 in Government-Controlled Areas.
AKOBO, South Sudan - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has scaled-up its emergency response in Akobo East, South Sudan, delivering vital food and nutrition assistance to hundreds of thousands of people facing catastrophic hunger and malnutrition, even as insecurity, infrastructure damage and the onset of the rainy season continue to hamper operations.
This is a summary of what was said by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Director of Emergencies and Response, Ross Smith, to whom quoted text may be attributed?¨C?at a press briefing in Geneva today.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti ¨C With new data showing more than half of all Haitians continue to face acute food insecurity, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is urgently calling for support to protect recent fragile gains in the fight against hunger and to foster stability in the struggling Caribbean nation.
MOGADISHU ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) expresses its sincere appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its generous USD 4.5 million contribution through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief). This support enabled Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide nutrition assistance to more than 180,000 children and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Somalia, helping to prevent malnutrition.
N¡¯Djamena ¨C?More than a million Sudanese refugees?in Chad?face immediate and life-threatening cuts to food, water, shelter, protection and health care,?two leading UN humanitarian agencies warned today as the conflict in neighbouring Sudan approaches the three year mark.
