Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting global trade routes for food, fuel and fertilizer, with consequences for food security around the world.
From Indonesia to Afghanistan, fortified biscuits travel 15,000 km across closed borders and conflict zones to reach Afghan schoolchildren who rely on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ meals.
Despite Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ food and other support, damaged bakeries, supply restrictions and rising costs are limiting bread production, piling fresh hardship on conflict-weary Gazans
As the Middle East conflict threatens vital maritime channels and ports, sending food, fuel, fertilizer and other key prices soaring, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ 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.
As conflict in the Middle East escalates, the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) is mobilizing one of its most complex emergency responses in years, including on behalf of the wider humanitarian community. We spoke to Ayman Soweilam in Cairo, Head of Field Support, about how Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is ensuring urgently needed food keeps moving despite hugely disrupted supply chains, and how the agency was well prepared for an emergency on this scale.
Bottlenecks at the Rafah crossing in Egypt are stopping the well-oiled wheels of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's Supply Chain in its tracks. Suzanne Fenton joins a convoy
Edita Horrell currently oversees the use of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s logistics services by health organizations.?Here, she talks about her work, inspiration and achievements