ERBIL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has helped provide a new solar power system for the Career Development Centre at the University of Sulaymaniyah. The solar energy provided now effectively meets the electricity gap during power cuts or shortages, enabling seamless support to youth in need.
Amman ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received today from the Government of Japan a contribution of US$ 3 million to support Syrian refugees living in camps in Jordan.
COX¡¯S BAZAR ¨C The almost one million Rohingya refugees and their host community in Cox¡¯s Bazar remain vulnerable and need continued support ¨C almost five years since they were forced to flee their homes for safety, according to the latest Refugee Influx Emergency Vulnerability Assessment conducted by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and its partners.
JUBA ¨C More than seventy percent of the South Sudanese population will struggle to survive the peak of the lean season this year as the country grapples with unprecedented levels of food insecurity caused by conflict, climate shocks, covid, and rising costs, warned the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ today.
DAKAR/ NAIROBI/ JOHANNESBURG ¨C The socioeconomic situation of the urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa has worsened following the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions of people facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition ¨C a new report shows.
YEREVAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Armenia today celebrated School Meals Day with its partners, the Social and Industrial Foodservice Institute (SIFI) and the School Feeding and Child Welfare Agency. The event at Abovyan school No 8 brought together school children of primary grades and their parents in Abovyan city of Kotayk province.
KABUL ¨C As some of the schools get ready to reopen in March, the school feeding programme of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is getting a boost with a EUR €11 million contribution from the European Commission.
DILI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed a US$ 7.8 million donation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Through this generous contribution, Â鶹ÊÓƵ and WHO will work towards improving the health and nutritional status of school children in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MoEYS) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Timor-Leste.
AMMAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today accompanied H.E. Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the Supervisor-General of Saudi Arabia¡¯s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), during a visit to Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
ROME ¨C As climate extremes become more frequent and intense, women and girls - who are at a higher risk than men and boys of experiencing the devastating effects of the climate crisis - including food insecurity, need to be front and centre when planning and implementing climate change adaptation solutions, said three United Nations' food agencies at their joint International Women's Day event today.
RZESZOW, Poland ¨C As the emergency operation in Ukraine moved into high gear today, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) expressed deep concern about the waning ability of families in embattled areas to find food and also warned that the crisis could have consequences well beyond Ukraine¡¯s borders.
BISHKEK ¨C The Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration (MLSSM) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched an innovative pilot project in Kadamjai and Jumgal districts.
US$1 from each After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour ticket to go to the Fund
ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has partnered with its Goodwill Ambassador Abel ¡°The Weeknd¡± Tesfaye to launch the XO Humanitarian Fund, Powered by Â鶹ÊÓƵ. The new fund will support the organization¡¯s response to an unprecedented hunger crisis in 2022 which threatens to unleash starvation, destabilization and mass migration around the world.
LILONGWE: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes the Malawi Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network¡¯s contribution of food and non-food items valued at US$ 22,000 to assist vulnerable people affected by floods caused by Tropical Storm Ana that hit Malawi on 24 January.
JUBA ¨C The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) strongly condemn the attempted ambush of an interagency UN convoy.
Khartoum ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has partially resumed operations in North Darfur after more than a month¡¯s suspension following a series of attacks and looting of all three of its warehouses in El Fasher late December 2021.
The project will benefit millions of vulnerable families in the Kurdistan Region
Erbil, ¨CThe Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the United Nations Children¡¯s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), and the International Labour Organization (ILO), today launched a new programme to reform the social protection system and the effectiveness of its response to ongoing socio-economic shocks. This important work is funded by the European Union (EU) which has prioritised support for Iraq to build a sustainable and more inclusive social protection system for families in need.
KABUL¨C The first 2,500 MT consignment of wheat totalling 10,000 MT donated by the Government of India has arrived in Afghanistan, to support Afghan people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
ANTANANARIVO ¨C Tropical Cyclone Emnati that made landfall in Madagascar on Wednesday, the fourth tropical storm in as many weeks to hit one of Africa¡¯s most storm-prone countries, threatens food security and is an example of how weather extremes will trigger runaway humanitarian needs if we do not tackle the climate crisis, warns the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ just days ahead of the launch of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
BAMAKO ¨CThe United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 7.1 million climate risk insurance payment from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Replica to help support 204,000 people in drought-affected regions of Mali including Bandiagara, Gao, Kayes and Segou.
SANA¡¯A ¨C Yemen is spiraling into a catastrophe as humanitarian funding dries up, forcing the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to scale back food assistance to millions of hungry families, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Executive Director David Beasley warned today, as he ended a two-day visit to the conflict-ravaged country.
ROME ¨C We are deeply concerned about the evolving conflict in Ukraine and its potential impact on access to food for civilians in affected areas and on our operations globally. Our thoughts are with all those who have been caught up in this crisis and we echo the UN Secretary General¡¯s call for an immediate ceasefire.
New Delhi: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Isha Outreach have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on creating conversations, awareness, and outreach on sustainable food and nutrition security in India.
BISHKEK ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and World Share, an international NGO from the Republic of Korea, are implementing joint projects to help improve nutrition and food security primary school children.
DAMASCUS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Syria has welcomed a donation of US$5 million from the Government of Japan to provide lifesaving food to vulnerable families to help them through the harsh winter months.
