PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of JPY 150 million (approx. US $1 million) from the Government of Japan for its operations in Sudan. This vital funding will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to purchase locally grown grains, such as sorghum or millet, which will be distributed to over 30,000 people as part of the emergency food rations.
ROME ¨C The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today launched an innovative financing initiative to boost funds available for governments to combat child malnutrition and expand school meals programmes.
Lusaka¡ªThe Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), with funding from the European Union (EU), has donated three Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) to Zambia¡¯s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DDMU). This contribution will help the Government to more effectively respond to climate disasters.
ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (Kuwait Fund) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the first formal partnership between the two organizations. This strategic agreement aims to enhance collaboration in addressing global food security challenges and supporting sustainable development initiatives.
GRENADA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has supported Caribbean nations to ensure that climate insurance payouts triggered by category-5 Hurricane Beryl in July last year are used for social subsidies to get the most vulnerable back on their feet. The Governments of Grenada, Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will use a US$ 5.5 million portion of the payout to assist people affected by the tropical storm.
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Sudan welcomes a contribution of EUR6.55 million from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). This vital funding will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide specialized nutritious foods and cash-based nutrition assistance to nearly 200,000 young children and pregnant or nursing women in Gedaref and Kassala states.
MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed a contribution of PHP 45 million (US$780,000) from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to enhance agriculture-related livelihoods and boost the climate resilience of indigenous women in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim` Mindanao (BARMM).
JERUSALEM/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau appealed today for an increase in international support to boost humanitarian assistance for millions of people in Gaza as they seek to rebuild their lives.
Ashdod/Rome ¨C Fifteen IVECO trucks donated by the Italian Government as part of the Food for Gaza initiative were handed over to the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today during a ceremony in the Israeli port of Ashdod.
BAGHDAD ¨C?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a generous contribution from the Italian Government, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), to help Iraqi communities strengthen their resilience to climate change while creating economic opportunities, especially for women.
DHAKA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Bangladesh¡¯s Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) released the ¡°State of Anticipatory Action 2024¡± report, this week, highlighting the importance of anticipatory action in disaster risk management.
YAOUNDE ¨CThe Government of Cameroon and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcome a US$ 1 million contribution from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support 42,000 people affected by the 2024 floods in Cameroon's Far North region.
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.
YAOUNDE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a Japanese Yen 200 million (approx. US$ 1.27 million) contribution from the Government of Japan to provide lifesaving food assistance to crisis-affected people across six regions in Cameroon
N¡¯DJAMENA ¨CThe World Meteorological Organization's Systemic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched a five-year project aiming to modernise Chad's meteorological network, improve weather forecasts, and anticipate the consequences of climate events in Chad.
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.
This is a summary of what was said by Â鶹ÊÓƵ DRC¡¯s Spokesperson, Shelley Thakral, to whom quoted text may be attributed?¨C?at a press briefing In Geneva today
Kinshasa/Geneva: A major surge in violence in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to hundreds of thousands of people fleeing multiple active conflict zones.
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.
LILONGWE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Malawi have signed an agreement to import 48,000 metric tons of maize, valued at US$ 35 million and funded by the World Bank Group, to help food-insecure communities affected by the El Ni?o-induced drought.
TUNIS¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the European Union and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), announces the launch of Salla Salla, a family-focused series that premiered on January 20 on the Tunisian National TV Channel Al Watania 1 and 2. This unique initiative exemplifies Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s commitment to strengthening national capacity and empowering communities through innovative approaches like Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC).
COLOMBO ¨C The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), together with the Ministry of Environment have launched a campaign to reintroduce nutritious, underutilised traditional crops into daily diets.
30 percent of population faces acute food insecurity as 2025 begins, malnutrition risk remains.
BEIRUT ¨C Nealy a third of Lebanon¡¯s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024 and the impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy mean recovery is likely to be slow, according to a new food security assessment.
Thanks to this generous contribution of EUR 6 million (USD 6.3 million), UNICEF and Â鶹ÊÓƵ are delivering life-saving nutrition and protection interventions, targeting Zambia¡¯s most vulnerable communities.
Kabul ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a €16.5 million (US$17.4 million) contribution from the European Union for its activities in Afghanistan, made via its department of Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO). The funding comes at a critical moment and will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to sustain and extend its general food assistance for vulnerable families and nutrition programmes for mothers and young children.
