In his new role as Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Acting Executive Director, Carl Skau gives his take on a global hunger crisis where conflict, rising costs and funding cuts are pushing food insecurity higher while aid struggles to keep pace.
As the Middle East conflict threatens vital maritime channels and ports, sending food, fuel, fertilizer and other key prices soaring, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Shipping Chief Henrik Hansen explains how we are working 24/7 to reduce rising costs and transit times, and find creative transportation workarounds to reach millions of vulnerable people
As the conflict upends shipping routes and supply chains, staff at the UN Humanitarian Response Depot are working to secure new corridors to transport life-saving food and other aid to vulnerable people.
As violence escalates, displacement, rising prices and disrupted food systems are pushing families closer towards hunger in the region and far beyond. This explainer provides a lowdown on the crisis and its devastating ripple effects.
Ramadan traditions persist even in the harshest environments. From hot meals in Gaza to food staples in Afghanistan and income support in the Central African Republic, Â鶹ÊÓƵ helps families uphold faith and dignity during the Muslim month of fasting, despite a backdrop of crisis.
Worldwide, up to 13.7 million more people may face emergency levels of food insecurity, according to a new Â鶹ÊÓƵ report examining the fallout of funding cuts
A month after a massive earthquake and multiple aftershocks, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is rushing support to survivors in eastern Afghanistan as bitter weather sets in. But needs are enormous, and funding scarce
Two decades since its founding, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ-run UN Humanitarian Air Service remains a lifeline for fragile communities - even as funding cuts threaten its future
Â鶹ÊÓƵ urgently needs US$18.8 million so Afghanistan¡¯s earthquake survivors can eat and rebuild from the country¡¯s latest disaster, and US$400 million to help the most vulnerable survive harsh weather
