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1 in 3 Afghans – 14 million people – are hungry today while 2 million children are malnourished. With drought, pandemic, and conflict, the food security situation will continue to worsen; and a great tide of hunger is soon arriving.

For the fifth consecutive year, erratic weather patterns –prolonged dry spells and excessive rains—have decimated maize and bean crops in the Dry Corridor of Central America.

World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa – Protection and Accountability to Affected Population.       Annual Country Reports Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)  

The end of over two years of drought that pushed the country to the brink of famine has brought little relief for families. Floods – by some estimates the worst in decades – have driven close to half a million people from their homes and crippled families’ attempts to rebuild their drought-ravaged livelihoods. “The most vulnerable people in Somalia have been hit once again by climate change.

Rome—The UN World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the COP28 and COP29 presidencies have today called for an urgent scaling up of climate action and financing for adapted and resilient agrifood systems in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The call was made during a high-level Rome meeting in

An estimated 35,000 people will benefit from the Farm-to-School Meals project, including 5,000 farming and fishing households, and 10,000 schoolchildren.

The 2024 FFA Factsheet presents an overview of the programme’s objectives, approach, interventions, and geographical reach, highlighting key impacts and global achievements with evidence and showcasing successful operations in Yemen and Chad.