DAR ES SALAAM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a contribution of 120 metric tons of nutritious dates from the Government of the State of Qatar to complement Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s food assistance to nearly 200,000 Congolese and Burundian refugees in north-western Tanzania.
ANTANANARIVO ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of 10,000 metric tons of rice from the Republic of Korea (valued at US$ 9.4 million) to boost its emergency humanitarian response to people affected by climate change in Madagascar.
HAVANA ¨C Mongolia has contributed US$ 1 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Cuba to support the food security and nutrition of pregnant women and vulnerable people registered for the Social Assistance programme in the provinces of Villa Clara and Cienfuegos.
Yangon - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) strongly condemns the looting of food supplies and burning of its warehouse in Maungdaw in Myanmar¡¯s northern Rakhine State last Saturday.
June 20, 2024 ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU) have joined forces by signing an agreement to enhance agricultural development and investments in Armenia's food systems.
ROME ¨C The latest food security assessment on Gaza confirms the concerns of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) about the ongoing levels of severe hunger across the Gaza Strip and shows the critical importance of sustained access to all areas of Gaza.
VIENNA - The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) announced the establishment of the ¡°OPEC Fund¡¯s Food Security and Climate Adaptation Facility", a pioneering initiative to strengthen climate-resilient food systems and improve food security in the most vulnerable regions of the world.
NAIROBI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of US$37 million from the United States Government to provide critical food and nutrition assistance to refugees in Kenya. This contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to increase rations for vulnerable refugees and resume cash transfers in Dadaab and Kakuma until December 2024.
DAKAR ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is ramping up its lifesaving food and nutrition assistance programme in West and Central Africa, targeting 7.3 million people during the ongoing June-August lean season ¨C when food stocks run out and hunger peaks. The programme ¨C which kicks off in June ¨C supports national governments¡¯ lean season response plans in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Nigeria.
JOHANNESBURG ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of EUR 3 million from the European Union (EU) to support the continuation of nutritional support and services to the most vulnerable urban communities in Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
JERUSALEM ¨C As fighting escalates in the south and centre of Gaza, the toll on civilians is devastating, and the continued hostile operating environment make it near-impossible for humanitarian operations to deliver desperately needed food aid, warned Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Deputy Executive Director, Carl Skau as he today concluded a two day- mission to Gaza.
We, the Principals of the affected United Nations (UN) entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel held in Yemen by the Houthi de facto authorities.
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI ¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced today that the AfDB-financed Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project had increased wheat production in the country by up to 70% in targeted project locations across five states in the last year. This development comes at a critical time as Sudan is facing a looming hunger catastrophe due to the ongoing conflict, which also impeded the past agricultural season.
KYIV ¨C Thanks to generous funding from the government of France and private donors, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) helped schools serve 5.6 million hot meals for close to 90,000 primary school children in the 2023-2024 academic year in Ukraine.
Tehran, Iran ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is pleased to announce a generous humanitarian contribution of €1.5 million from the European Union (EU) to bolster its operations in support of Afghan refugees in Iran. This significant contribution will be directed towards supporting 33,000 refugees residing in 20 settlements across the country through cash-based transfers.
Islamabad¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) acknowledges the Government of Japan¡¯s generous contributions under three projects that provided emergency assistance for the stabilization of food-insecure people in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan, implemented in Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PORT SUDAN ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is urgently expanding its emergency food and nutrition assistance in war-torn Sudan amid the looming threat of famine, as conditions for civilians deteriorate and fighting intensifies in battle zones like El Fasher and Khartoum
BISSAU ¨C A high-level delegation from the Government of the Kingdom of Spain today concluded a two-day visit to Guinea-Bissau to assess progress on a US$ 6.7 million nutrition project funded by the Spanish debt-swap agreement with the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Ni?a-linked climate extremes
ROME ¨C Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger ¡°Hotspots¡±, a new United Nations early warning report has revealed today. The report spotlights the urgent need of assistance to prevent famine in Gaza and the Sudan, and further deterioration in the devastating hunger crises in Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan. It also warns of the lingering impact of El Ni?o and the looming threat of La Ni?a that risks bringing further climate extremes that could upend lives and livelihoods.
Pretoria, 5 June 2024 - More than 30 million people across Southern Africa have been affected by a severe drought. Millions could be pushed into acute hunger unless support is urgently mobilized to scale before the next lean season, warn the United Nations (UN) and partners.
PORT-AU-PRINCE ¨C After more than two months of blockages due to violent clashes between armed groups, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has made important progress, delivering truckloads of food to the highly vulnerable neighbourhood of Cit¨¦ Soleil ¨C host to pockets of catastrophic hunger (IPC phase 5) in late 2022 - and also resuming use of the international airport at Port-au-Prince for humanitarian passenger and cargo flights.
DHAKA¡ªStarting June 1, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) will partially increase food rations for all Rohingya in Cox¡¯s Bazar camps, raising the entitlement from US$10 to US$11 per person per month. This marks the second increase this year and a step closer to reaching the full ration target of US$12.50 by August.
MANILA ¡ª This World Nutrition Day, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Globe Telecom, Inc. launched a landmark partnership to support food-insecure families in the Philippines through food e-vouchers and school meals. This collaboration will leverage Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ShareTheMeal platform, a global initiative that allows individuals to donate meals via a mobile app, and raise funds for Globe¡¯s Hapag Movement. Meaning ¡°table for eating together¡±, the Hapag Movement provides sustainable feeding and livelihood training to food-insecure families.
