NEW DELHI: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Odisha have joined hands to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers in India by strengthening their resilience to climate change.
CARACAS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is expanding its school meals programme in Venezuela to reach more than 110,000 students and school staff in the northwest of the country, building on a pilot programme that started in July 2021 in the state of Falc¨®n.
GAZA ¨C Thanks to a generous contribution of EUR 3 million from the European Union (EU), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has supported 23,400 people in need (more than 4,000 families) with critical assistance in the Gaza Strip.
COX¡¯S BAZAR ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is serving hot meals today to 2,200 refugees affected by a large fire that damaged or destroyed at least 500 shelters in Camp 16 of the Kutupalong refugee settlement.
YANGON ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of DKK 25 million (USD 3.8 million) from the Government of Denmark for its emergency relief operations in Myanmar, where the need for humanitarian assistance has substantially increased following the military takeover in February 2021, compounded by the socio-economic impact of COVID-19.
MANILA ¨C Three weeks after Super Typhoon Odette (known internationally as Rai) devastated a huge swathe of the Philippines, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is warning that nutrition and food security are at risk in communities in hard-hit areas unless immediate food needs are met over the next six months.
Kigali, Rwanda ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Impact Hub Kigali (IHK), with the support of USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are launching the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge in Rwanda to foster locally-driven solutions to tackle food systems challenges. The initiative will offer technical support and a total of 300,000 USD in financial support.?
New Delhi: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) ?and the Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) will work together to enhance school meals programmes in India with an aim of sharing the experience beyond the country.
ROME ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has suspended operations across the state of North Darfur in Sudan, following a series of attacks on all three of its warehouses in El Fasher, the state capital. The suspension could affect close to two million people in the area in 2022.
LILONGWE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of NOK 13.4 million (USD 1.5 million) from the Government of Norway to support the provision of locally produced school meals for 50,000 primary school learners in Malawi. This forms part of a larger contribution of NOK 50 million (around USD 5.5 million) to locally produced school meals programmes in three countries - Ethiopia, Malawi and Niger.
Dili ¨C The Prime Minister¡¯s Office (PMO) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) work together to present the Prime Minister¡¯s National Nutrition Awards to the nutrition and food security champions of 2021. The award aims to acknowledge respective communities and community groups that have shown exemplary commitments to improving the nutritional and food security status in Timor-Leste.
New Delhi - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and NITI Aayog, a government thinktank, will work together on strengthening climate resilience and food security by tapping into climate-resilient millet.
MANILA ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warmly welcomes Ireland¡¯s donation of €250,000 (approx. Php 14 million), the first funding contribution to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s emergency response to Super Typhoon Odette (internationally known as ¡°Rai¡±).
SANA¡¯A ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today that it is running out of funds to continue to provide food assistance to13 million people in Yemen. From January, eight million will receive a reduced food ration, while five million at immediate risk of slipping into famine conditions will remain on a full ration.
NDJAMENA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is providing emergency food assistance to about 100,000 newly-arrived Cameroonian refugees in Chad who are in dire need of humanitarian assistance after being forced to flee their homes due to inter-communal conflicts in north-eastern Cameroon.
Khartoum ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a EUR 10 million contribution from the European Union¡¯s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) for life-saving food assistance in Sudan, in addition to EUR 13 million received at the beginning of 2021.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has supported the construction and rehabilitation of 70 houses damaged or destroyed by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck Rasht Valley back in July.
MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is providing crucial emergency logistics and telecommunications support to the Government of the Philippines in its response to the devastation caused by Typhoon Rai. This is the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in 2021 and the third strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines in December since the 1950s.
DILI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 120,000 contribution from the Government of Brazil to help restore the livelihoods of farming communities devastated by the cyclone that hit Timor-Leste in April. More than 31,000 households were affected, and some 2,660 hectares of irrigated land were destroyed by the storm.
Nairobi, Kenya - The United Nations¡¯ Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has received a donation of 240 metric tons of vegetable oil worth over $500,000 from the U.S. Government through its Agency for International Development (USAID), to support refugees in Uganda and South Sudan.
BAGHDAD ¨C As an immediate response to the flash floods that hit northern Iraq last week, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and its partner World Vision International (WVI) have provided 235 flood-affected Syrian refugee families in Qushtapa camp in Erbil with emergency ready-to-eat food assistance.
KABUL/ISLAMABAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 8 million contribution from the Government of the Republic of Korea towards its emergency operations in Afghanistan, and an additional US$ 1 million for needs in Pakistan.
SUVA, FIJI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today announced the return of the Donate Responsibly campaign to raise awareness about responsible ways of donating to help disaster-affected communities recover better and faster.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is rapidly ramping up humanitarian operations in Afghanistan to assist more than 23 million people facing severe hunger in the country in 2022, as inflation and currency depreciation make it even more difficult to feed themselves.?Â鶹ÊÓƵ has assisted 15 million people so far in 2021, with 7 million assisted in November alone ¨C up from 4 million in September.
BAGHDAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and partners have inaugurated a new olive press machine as part of economic regeneration efforts for the local community in Bashiqa, Iraq. Â鶹ÊÓƵ, the Governor¡¯s office, Mayor¡¯s office, the Bashiqa Olive Association and Samaritan¡¯s Purse¡¯s aim is to bring this renowned olive-producing community back to the levels of production before conflict and connect producers to markets.
