KHARTOUM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of US$4.5 million from the Government of Japan to provide life-saving food assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan. The funding will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to purchase 3,600 MT of sorghum to support 130,000 IDPs in Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Darfur states for the next four months.
ROME ¨C It is reprehensible that millions of people will be pushed further into hunger by the resumption of fighting in Northern Ethiopia. In the past few months, the humanitarian truce has allowed Â鶹ÊÓƵ and our partners to reach almost 5 million people in Tigray. However, yesterday that lifeline was severed.
Algiers, 24 August 2022 ¨C Faced with a deteriorating nutrition situation in the Sahrawi refugee camps, including over 75 percent cuts in food rations, the United Nations team in Algeria appeals for the international community¡¯s increased support for lifesaving food and nutrition assistance to refugees risking serious food insecurity and malnutrition.
NAIROBI ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms. Since the start of the year, nine million more people have slipped into severe food insecurity across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, leaving 22 million people struggling to find enough food to eat.
JERUSALEM ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Palestinian Ministry of Education (MoE) and implementing partner Juzoor, have concluded the first nutritional health-focused summer activity for around 80 schoolgirls in two schools in the West Bank and in Gaza.
Jerusalem ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed an additional contribution of €3 million (US$3 million) from the Government of Germany which will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ provide critical food assistance to 123,000 people among the most vulnerable and food insecure Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Bamako - The Government of Japan has provided an additional US$2 million (nearly XOF 1.3 billion) contribution to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to help respond to the unprecedented food and nutrition needs in Mali.
JUBA- The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes two contributions totalling around US$9 million, announced by the Government of Japan at a ceremony last week; a timely contribution as hunger deepens in South Sudan with more than 7.74 million people severely food insecure, including around 1.3 million children and 683,000 pregnant and lactating women who are expected to be malnourished this year.
Banjul ¨C The Government of The Gambia and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), today, launched the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project (GASFp) aiming to reinforce food security and nutrition, and increase incomes of 170,000 vulnerable people including farmers, food processors, community members and school children.
YUZHNY / ROME ¨C The first maritime shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain for humanitarian operations run by the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) left Ukraine¡¯s Yuzhny (Pivdennyi) Port today, another important milestone in efforts to get much needed Ukrainian grain out of the conflict-hit country, back into global markets, and to countries worst affected by the global food crisis.
Maputo ¨C The Government of Japan has disbursed two grants totalling almost US$ 4 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Mozambique to enable the provision of emergency assistance to more than 36,100 people displaced by violence in the north of the country and to 17,800 drought-impacted people in southern Gaza and Inhambane provinces.
Tripoli ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Libya has welcomed a contribution of JPY 200 million (approx.US$1.53 million) from Japan to implement its food distribution in the West and the East of the country. This project aims to provide food assistance to more than 10,000 beneficiaries, including vulnerable and food-insecure people, as well as schoolchildren.
BRIDGETOWN ¨C Strengthening emergency preparedness and response capacities of the Caribbean islands, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), through a partnership with the Government of Barbados and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will build a logistics hub and training centre in Barbados.
ADDIS ABABA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian Government Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) appealed today for US$73m to provide food rations to over 750,000 refugees in Ethiopia, over the next six months. Â鶹ÊÓƵ will completely run out of food for refugees by October, leaving vulnerable families who are dependent on food assistance at risk of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, susceptibility to diseases/infection and increased protection risks, the three agencies warn.
APIA: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in partnership with Samoa¡¯s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the University of South Pacific conducted a two-day workshop on critical market assessments that will enable data driven decision-making for disaster response policies in Samoa.
COLOMBO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a critical contribution of NOK 5 million (approximately Rs 189 million, or US $500,000) from the Government of Norway to support Sri Lankans struggling to feed their families.
Lilongwe ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a US$ 500,000 (MK 500 million) contribution from the Government of Japan to meet the urgent food needs of 200,000 Malawians affected by higher staple prices due to the conflict in Ukraine and recent flood-induced crop losses.
The funds are a life-saving donation as severe hunger exacerbated by conflict, climate change, and the rising cost of food ravage the world¡¯s youngest nation
MBABANE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes the Government of Japan¡¯s contribution of JPY 200,000,000 (equivalent to E25 Million) in funding from the Government of Japan to ensure the provision of nutritious meals to over 24,000 (11,571 girls and 12,659 boys) school children across Eswatini.
Khartoum ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Sudan has received a contribution of US$ 100 million from the World Bank to implement its newly launched Sudan Emergency Safety Nets Project. This project aims to provide cash transfers and food to more than two million people across Sudan, including internally displaced people and residents.
BISHKEK ¨C The United Nations World Food Programe (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) - with funding from the Government of Japan - successfully established a mini-processing workshop to produce high-value essential oils and dried herbs in At-Bashy district in Naryn province.
PARIS/ROME ¨C France and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) launch today an innovative plan through the European Food and Agricultural Resilience Mission (FARM) initiative to support countries worst hit by the global food crisis by boosting sustainable agricultural production and ensuring that the most vulnerable countries have equitable access to supplies of agricultural commodities at a fair price.
BEIJING - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of China have signed an agreement to provide life-saving food assistance to vulnerable populations in Burkina Faso affected by the combined threat of conflict, climate shocks, and the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19.
DAKAR ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is partnering with global corporations to build a world-class Transport Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, aimed at enhancing transport and logistics capacities across West Africa. The centre will inject new expertise into local transport markets, equipping them to deliver life-saving goods like food and medicine more efficiently throughout the region.
