BRUSSELS ¨C The United Nations World Food Program welcomes a grant of €7 million from the European Union to support the continuation of critical nutrition needs and services for the most vulnerable groups of children and pregnant and lactating women in Yemen.
ROME/GENEVA/NEW YORK ¨C As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a fundamental step change in the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgently needed, United Nations agencies warned today. The heads of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) say that getting enough supplies into and across Gaza now depends on: the opening of new entry routes; more trucks being allowed through border checks each day; fewer restrictions on the movement of humanitarian workers; and guarantees of safety for people accessing and distributing aid.
BAGHDAD ¨C Basrah Gas Company (BGC) and the United Nations World Food Program (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have signed an agreement aiming to support local farmers in the Al Zubair district in Basrah through a climate change adaptation initiative which sets out to increase their incomes and boost agricultural production.
New Delhi: A collection of field stories showcasing the use of millets in Asian and African countries, including India, was launched today in New Delhi. The launch marks a successful completion of the Mapping and Exchange of the Good Practices (MEGP) Initiative for Millets Mainstreaming in Asia and Africa. The joint initiative between NITI Aayog and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
started in July 2022.
NOUAKCHOTT ¨C The Government of Japan's US$2 million (over 79 million ouguiyas) funds in 2023 allowed the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Mauritania to provide food assistance to more than 65,000 vulnerable Malian refugees in the Mbera camp.
DILI - The Timor-Leste Ministry of Health (MoH) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) signed an agreement to purchase Specialized Nutritious Foods (SNF) to tackle malnutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
CHI?IN?U - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is collaborating with Moldova¡¯s Minister of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) to expand its cash assistance, boost the country¡¯s social protection systems, and expedite ongoing sectoral reforms.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is gearing up to restore its critical food assistance for the entire Rohingya population in Cox¡¯s Bazar. Starting 1 January 2024, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will increase the value of its monthly food voucher from US$8 to US$10 per person.
East Jerusalem ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a grant of US$5.2 million from the Government of Canada. This timely contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide essential emergency food assistance to people in Gaza.
KABUL ¨C In the past half year, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) was able to provide life-saving food aid to nearly 230,000 hungry people thanks to a grant of US$3.2 million from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF) managed by its Trustee, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
PORT SUDAN/NAIROBI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) strongly condemns the looting of food supplies from its premises in Gezira State last weekend after elements of Sudan¡¯s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke into the warehouse and office, following their takeover of Wad Medani.
Dhaka, Bangladesh ¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) have marked a significant milestone in their longstanding partnership with the launch of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement aims to mobilize ¡®Data for Life¡¯ and strengthen official statistics, focusing on achieving Zero Hunger and supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2 and 17.
Niamey ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Niger welcomed a contribution of €3 million from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to help address vulnerable communities¡¯ urgent food and education needs, while sustaining humanitarian partners with safe and efficient access to all regions of Niger through the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).
KABUL ¨C In the past one and a half year, the Government of India has donated a 50,000 metric tons of wheat grains to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Afghanistan. This donation has enabled Â鶹ÊÓƵ to support more than one million people this year, and 4.7 million people in 2022.
East Jerusalem ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a donation of CHF 10,000,000.00 (over USD 11,400,000) from the Swiss Government in support of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s emergency response in Gaza. These funds, which have come at a critical point in the crisis, will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ bring vital emergency food assistance to the people of Gaza.
ROME ¨C More than one in four households in Gaza currently face extreme hunger, and there is a risk of famine unless access to adequate food, clean water, health and sanitation services is restored, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today. IPC is a multi-stakeholder platform that analyses data to determine the severity and magnitude of hunger crises, according to internationally-recognized scientific standards.
East Jerusalem ¨C A 46-truck convoy, organized by Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), on Wednesday carried more than 750 metric tons of life-saving food into Gaza, marking the first time a direct aid convoy from Jordan has reached the Strip since the upsurge in hostilities began on 7 October.
FREETOWN ¨C The Federal Republic of Germany through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided EUR 10 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) for the provision of nutritious meals to 25,300 primary school children in Karene district, northern Sierra Leone.
PORT SUDAN?¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has been forced to temporarily suspend food assistance in some parts of Gezira State, as fighting spreads south and east of Sudan¡¯s capital Khartoum. This is a major setback to humanitarian efforts in the country¡¯s breadbasket, where Â鶹ÊÓƵ had been regularly providing aid to over 800,000 people, including many who escaped the fighting in Khartoum.
The Government of Japan announces its support to the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Rwanda¡¯s programme for providing food assistance to asylum seekers and Rwandan returnees, amounting to USD 1.2 million.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a EUR 25 million (US$26.6 million) contribution for humanitarian aid from the European Union (EU). This funding will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ deliver food assistance to hungry families ¨C including displaced - across the country. It will also support Â鶹ÊÓƵ in preventing and treating malnutrition in young children and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and keep the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in the air.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Tajikistan today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation on addressing food and nutrition security for 2023 to 2026.
PORT SUDAN ¨C Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic hunger conditions by next year¡¯s lean season if the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is unable to expand access and regularly deliver food assistance to people trapped in conflict hotspots such as Khartoum, the Darfurs, and the Kordofans, warns the UN food agency today.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomes a new contribution of US$87 million from the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development. This timely funding will significantly bolster Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s efforts in providing lifesaving food and nutrition assistance to the Rohingya refugees in Cox¡¯s Bazar and on Bhasan Char Island, where nearly 1 million people are facing daily hardships, without an immediate prospect of a safe return to Myanmar. Thanks to the unwavering support of the United States and the rest of the donor community, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will increase its food assistance from US$8 to US$10 and add fortified rice to the food basket in Cox's Bazar in January 2024.
