GAZA, Palestine ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) continues to deliver life-saving food assistance inside Gaza despite deteriorating security, limited access, and growing desperation of communities in need of food assistance. A recent Â鶹ÊÓƵ assessment shows nearly one person in three is not eating for days, placing more people at risk of starvation. More than 700,000 people have been forced to relocate since March 18 as an estimated 85 percent of Gaza is now considered an active militarized zone.
SEVILLE, Spain ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD 37 million contribution from the Republic of Korea (ROK) through a new joint initiative to support Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s humanitarian operations in crisis areas.
APIA, SAMOA ¨C The Samoa Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), in partnership with the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), co-hosted a national validation workshop to present and discuss findings from Samoa¡¯s first Cost and Affordability Analysis of Diets.
MAPUTO - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes generous contributions from the Republic of Korea for the second consecutive year, totalling US$ 7.6 million to improve food security for communities affected by multiple shocks in northern Mozambique.
KAMPALA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 5 million from the European Union (EU) to support income-generating activities to enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities in Uganda.
NAIROBI, Kenya ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today warned that millions of Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries risk plunging deeper into hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortages force drastic cuts to life saving food assistance.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of US$1.7 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for early action supporting communities in Afghanistan before the drought gets worse and families are pushed to the brink.
SEOUL ¨C Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have joined forces to raise awareness about the global food crisis and inspire action through the power of sport. Announced at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium on 21 June, this partnership marks the first time a K League club will feature the Â鶹ÊÓƵ logo on its official team uniforms ¡ª sending a powerful message of hope and solidarity both on and off the field.
DILI ¨C As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national disaster response capacity, the Civil Protection Authority (CPA) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), with support from the Logistics Cluster¡¯s Field-Based Preparedness Project (FBPP), are hosting the second Humanitarian Logistics Preparedness Workshop this week in the capital Dili.
Aden, 22 June 2025 ¨C The food security situation in the Government-controlled areas of southern Yemen is dire, with nearly half of the population acutely food insecure and struggling to find their next meal. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), and UNICEF have warned that the food insecurity crisis is likely to worsen in the months ahead.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution from the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China, provided through the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA).
Over the last four weeks, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been able to dispatch just 9,000 metric tons of food aid inside Gaza - a tiny fraction of what a population of 2.1 million hungry people needs.
Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch
ROME ¨C A new joint UN report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action and a coordinated international effort to de-escalate conflict, stem displacement, and mount an urgent full-scale aid response.
21 per cent of Lebanon¡¯s population faces acute food insecurity, projected to worsen by the summer.
BEIRUT ¨C Under the patronage and in the presence of Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Dr. Nizar Hani, and with the participation of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Representative and Country Director in Lebanon Mr. Matthew Hollingworth, Acting FAO Representative in Lebanon Ms. Veronica Quattrola and a number of experts and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Lebanon: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report for the period of April to October 2025 was launched at the Ministry¡¯s headquarters in Beirut.
JUBA, South Sudan ¨C The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods, and impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid.
This is a summary of what was said by Laurent Bukera, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Sudan Representative and Country Director (speaking from Port Sudan via Zoom) ¨C to whom quoted text may be attributed ¨C at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
GENEVA ¨C I¡¯ve just returned from Khartoum State, where Â鶹ÊÓƵ opened a new office in Omdurman ¨C Khartoum¡¯s twin city. This marks a key milestone in re-establishing our presence closer to the communities we serve and reaffirms Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s commitment to deliver.
Overnight, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) dispatched 59 trucks carrying life-saving food assistance intended for northern Gaza. The aid convoy, transporting 930 metric tons of wheat flour, was stopped along the way and offloaded by hungry civilians in critical need of food to feed their families. Community responses of relief, gratitude and urgent pleas for more trucks reinforce the desperation of the situation.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomes a US$ 1.2 million contribution from The OPEC Fund for International Development, to support clean cooking solutions in Â鶹ÊÓƵ-supported schools across Sierra Leone.
ANTANANARIVO ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a generous contribution of 10,000 metric tons of rice worth US$12.5 million from the Republic of Korea to support the food and nutritional needs of 480,000 vulnerable people in southern Madagascar.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN ¨C The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) jointly convened a high-level, two-day national consultation in Islamabad to advance coordinated efforts to implement school meal programmes across provinces.
MANDALAY ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a EUR 5 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to address the food security of communities devastated by the deadly earthquake in Myanmar.
KINSHASA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
JORDAN¡ªThe United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution from the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China to support the National School Feeding Programme in Jordan by providing healthy school meals for 30,000 students in the Zaatari and Azraq refugee camps.
ROME/NEW YORK, 3 June 2025 - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and UNICEF condemn an attack on a joint humanitarian convoy near Al Koma, North Darfur last night. Five members of the convoy were killed and several more people were injured. Multiple trucks were burned, and critical humanitarian supplies were damaged.
DHAKA ¨C As relentless rains batter southeastern Bangladesh, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is on the ground responding to rising needs in some of the country¡¯s most vulnerable communities.
