Tag: World Food Programme (WFP)

Statement from WFP on lifting of the temporary suspension of assistance activities in Sudan

Uncategorized Editor - May 1, 2023

As the crisis in Sudan pushes millions into hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) is immediately lifting the temporary...

United Nations rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid a fragile ceasefire in Sudan

Uncategorized Editor - April 20, 2023

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end to the hostilities...

International Day of Forests event highlights importance of forests for environmental and human health

Forestry & Wildlife Editor - March 23, 2023

The vital role forests play to ensure environmental health and healthy societies came under the spotlight at a global...

United States funding to help WFP fight food insecurity in Sierra Leone

Uncategorized Editor - February 1, 2023

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$3.2 million from the United States Agency...

Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk

Uncategorized Editor - January 15, 2023

Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 countries...

How project strives to build peaceful, resilient and stable communities in South Sudan’s conflict prone Tonj region

Uncategorized Editor - December 31, 2022

Durable peace requires strong foundations and impactful interventions from the ground up. That’s the philosophy behind a multisectoral project –...

First shipment of Russian fertilizer marks breakthrough in global supply crunch

Agriculture Editor - November 16, 2022

The world needs concerted efforts to urgently address the global fertilizer market crunch in which farmers, especially smallholder farmers...

U.N Emergency Relief warns Security Council that ‘tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple conflict-induced famines

Food Security Editor - September 20, 2022

United Nations (U.N) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has recalled previous warnings over the...

Massive fuel heist puts WFP humanitarian operations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region at risk

Uncategorized Editor - August 29, 2022

The plunder of over half a million tonnes of fuel from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia’s Tigray...

Humanitarian agencies warn that without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees in Ethiopia will starve

Food Security Editor - August 10, 2022

The World Food Programme (WFP), UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and Ethiopian Government Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) made the plea for assistance...

Japan renews commitment to food and nutrition assistance in Lesotho

Food Security Editor - August 10, 2022

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a JPY 250 million (approximately US$ 2 Million) contribution by...

World Bank provides $100 million in emergency support to Sudan

Food Security Editor - July 28, 2022

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received a $100 million contribution from the World Bank to...

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