News releases

JORDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Jordan marked the successful completion of a three-month food assistance program for Syrian refugees living in camps, made possible thanks to the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre's (KSrelief’s) donation of US$6 million.

ROME – Amidst a global food crisis which sees families in many countries struggling to put food on the table, a new report says governments worldwide are increasingly convinced that school meals are a powerful and cost-effective way of ensuring that vulnerable children get the food they need.

NAIROBI – Kenyan Deputy President H.E. Rigathi Gachagua on Monday 20 March 2023, led a delegation of ambassadors and donor representatives at the Port of Mombasa in receiving 41,000 metric tons (mt) of relief food for distribution by the United Nations World Food Programme.

DUSHANBE – In 2022, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a US$357,000 contribution from the Government of Japan in support of the country’s School Feeding Programme.

NEW DELHI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India and the Government of India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation for 2023-2027.

CHIȘINĂU/Moldova – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a €3 million contribution from France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to support Ukrainian refugees and Moldovan host families through cash-based transfers until the end of 2023.

Kabul – As funding shortfalls force WFP to reduce its lifesaving assistance to four million Afghans, WFP renews its call for urgent and continued support for critical operations in Afghanistan. With severe hunger hitting nearly 20 million Afghans - six million of them one step away from famine - the international community must prioritize the basic needs of the most vulnerable people of Afghanistan.

BLANTYRE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an estimated 130,000 people affected by the devastating effects of Cyclone Freddy, which has dumped six months’ worth of rainfall in six days in southern Malawi.

DAMASCUS – An average monthly wage in Syria currently covers about a quarter of a family’s food needs, the UN World Food Programme said today, highlighting an urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance as the country grapples with the devastating impact of recent earthquakes and a 12-year-long conflict.

AMMAN – The Government of Japan contributed US$1.1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Jordan to provide nutrition-sensitive food assistance to more than 27,000 Syrian refugees living in camps and host communities for one month.

Joint US/UN News Release/NIAMEY– The combined effects of conflict, climate shocks, and high food prices continues to drive hunger up and push basic meals out of the reach of millions in Niger, demanding immediate and collective action, United States Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome Cindy McCain told journalists at the end of their week-long, U.S.- sponsored field visit to Zinder, Dosso and Tillaberi regions.

COLOMBO – The Government of Japan has contributed an additional US$6.6 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide critical food and nutrition assistance to over one million Sri Lankans.

DHAKA – The Honourable State Minister, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Md. Zakir Hossen MP, today launched the feasibility study for the national school feeding programme in Bangladesh, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP). The overall objective of the feasibility study is to explore the most appropriate school feeding modality, by looking closely at acceptability of beneficiaries, government’s capacity to implement, cost and education/nutrition impact.

FAO-IFAD-WFP push to enhance rural women and girls’ digital capabilities and tackle the barriers they face to access technology to be equal contributors to our agrifood systems.

ROME – The President of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), His Excellency Artur Andrzej Pollok, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Poland, has welcomed the appointment of Cindy Hensley McCain of the United States of America as WFP’s Executive Director.

TRIPOLI/LIBYA – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) – in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Libya – are conducting trainings for 30 Libyan youth as well as Libyan officials and NGO staff on a Japanese management improvement technique to promote economic recovery in Libya.

KABUL / TERMEZ – The Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, visited the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Logistics Hub in Termez, Uzbekistan to flag off construction of new warehouse facilities in the complex.

HATAY, Türkiye – The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, has concluded a visit to the earthquake affected region of Hatay in southern Türkiye where he witnessed first-hand the incomprehensible devastation caused by the earthquake that struck on 6 February. With some 18 million people affected across southern Türkiye and northwest Syria, tens of thousands of lives have been lost, and millions upon millions of people have lost their homes, livelihoods and assets.

ALGIERS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a €1 million contribution from the Government of Italy that will help provide daily school meals for children attending schools and nurseries in Tindouf refugee camps.

Dushanbe, Tajikistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman joined the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director Adham Musallam in announcing a new US$10 million award to help communities most affected by rising food insecurity in the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced 20-year-old chef, television personality and activist Eitan Bernath, best known on social media for his captivating personality and cooking expertise, as the organization’s High Level Supporter. Leveraging his audience of over 10 million followers and energetic personality, Bernath will use his expertise in food and cooking to bring younger audiences into the global effort to solve hunger.

ROME – The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme David Beasley and Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó met in Rome today to discuss expanded collaboration on supporting vulnerable populations and enhancing administrative efficiency.

COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed Stephanie Wilcock, Director for Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) on a visit to Sri Lanka. During the visit, Wilcock met with poor rural communities to understand their food and nutrition needs, and how WFP’s US-funded programmes will help them overcome challenges brought on by the economic crisis.

N’DJAMENA –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a USD 6.2 million contribution by the Government of Japan to support 120,000 people including refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and families facing hunger and malnutrition in Chad.

AWEIL – A contribution of US$288.5 million from the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will help to support more than two million of the most food-insecure people in South Sudan with life-saving food and nutrition assistance through the 2023 lean season, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced.