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Food Insecurity in the Caribbean continues on upward trajectory, CARICOM-Â鶹ÊÓƵ survey finds

BRIDGETOWN ¨C The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming 46 percent over the last six months. Nearly 4.1 million people or 57 percent of the population now face food insecurity, according to a recent survey conducted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
Food security

The European Union provides critical support to Â鶹ÊÓƵ's earthquake response in Afghanistan

KABUL/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a EUR 500,000 contribution from the European Union (EU) to support the food needs of communities in the Afghan provinces of Paktika and Khost which were affected by an earthquake in late June. The funds will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ deliver emergency food assistance to more than 170,000 earthquake-affected people over six months. The EU¡¯s contribution, made through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department, comes on top of the EUR 15.5 million the EU recently provided to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Afghanistan response.
Funding Emergencies Afghanistan European Union (Member Organization)

Donation from Catalan Cooperation Agency boosts Â鶹ÊÓƵ's efforts to fight malnutrition in Afghanistan

KABUL ¨C As Afghanistan faces record high malnutrition rates, a EUR 290,000 contribution from the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation (ACCD) is helping the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to reach acutely malnourished children and mothers across the country. Thanks to this funding, more than 8,000 malnourished women and children in the areas of highest need will be supported with specialised nutritious foods for treatment of malnutrition by the end of the year.
Funding Partnerships Afghanistan

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Grants US$32 Million to World Food Program USA in Support of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Response to Global Hunger Crisis

Funds to provide critical food and emergency support to 1.6 million people across nine nations

ROME ¨C The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today announced a historic US$32 million donation to World Food Program USA in support of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ)¡¯s life-saving operations to combat the global food crisis. During a visit to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s headquarters in Rome, Bishop L. Todd Budge of the Presiding Bishopric presented the grant to Barron Segar, President and CEO of World Food Program USA, and Ute Klamert, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Deputy Executive Director, Partnerships and Advocacy.
Funding Partnerships Food security United States of America

Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Government of Cambodia to launch behaviour change campaign to improve nutrition among schoolchildren

PHNOM PENH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the School Health Department of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), is launching an innovative social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) campaign to improve the diets of primary school children in Cambodia.
Nutrition Campaigns School meals Cambodia

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Somalia scale-up shows clear impact; must be sustained to avert famine

This is a summary of what was said by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Somalia Representative and Country Director, El-Khidir Daloum - to whom quoted text may be attributed?¨C?at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

GENEVA ¨C The new data (for Somalia), alongside the projection of famine in Baidoa and Burhakaba that we heard last week, is absolutely a call to action. It¡¯s a final warning to the world not to turn away from Somalia.

Food crisis in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and Â鶹ÊÓƵ warn

30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity and will likely deteriorate further unless urgent assistance is provided.

COLOMBO ¨C An estimated 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity and their situation is expected to worsen if adequate life-saving assistance and livelihood support is not provided, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today in a new report.

Food security Food prices Sri Lanka

RBA Celebration of the UN Day for South-South Cooperation with a Focus on Home-Grown School Feeding, held at the Global South-South Development Expo 2022, 12 September 2022, in Bangkok

Bangkok - For the sixth consecutive year, the United Nations (UN) Rome-based agencies (RBA) - the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) - jointly celebrated the UN Day for South-South Cooperation ¨C an annual event marked on 12 September.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ/Balach Jamali. Needs Assessment of families affected by the floods in Lasbela, Balochistan before the food distribution drive

Â鶹ÊÓƵ steps up relief and recovery assistance for communities affected by devastating floods in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is scaling up its emergency response to reach 1.9 million people affected by this year¡¯s monsoon floods. Recovery and resilience support is now a top priority as families struggle to cope with the loss of homes, livestock and food, and the country grapples with colossal damage to infrastructure, agricultural land and crops.
Emergencies Food security Pakistan

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Regional Director in Asia Pacific reaffirms commitment to Sri Lankans hardest hit by the economic crisis

COLOMBO ¨C Amidst an unprecedented economic crisis that has left millions of Sri Lankans food insecure, John Aylieff, United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific concluded a two-day visit to Sri Lanka where Â鶹ÊÓƵ is stepping up its emergency operations.
Emergencies Food security Partnerships Sri Lanka

Japan contributes US$ 6Million to build livelihoods and resilience of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk

MANILA ¨C The Government of Japan has donated US$ 6 million (PHP 337.5 million) to support new initiatives by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) for farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Funding Smallholder farmers Resilience Philippines
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ kick starts emergency food assistance to flood-hit and severely food insecure families in the Gambia

BANJUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today launched an emergency food assistance programme targeting 51,200 women, men and children affected by the worst flash floods the Gambia has experienced in nearly half a century. Driven by torrential rains in late July 2022, the flooding has mainly hit the suburbs in urban settlements - with women and children under 5 accounting for almost three-quarters of the total affected population.
Food security Emergencies Gambia

Â鶹ÊÓƵ steps up humanitarian support to government relief efforts as Pakistan reels from devastating floods

ISLAMABAD ¨C With a record 33 million people affected by this year¡¯s heavy monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is stepping up its support to the Government¡¯s relief efforts. The floods are the deadliest in over a decade and more heavy rains are forecast.
Emergencies Logistics and delivery networks Pakistan

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