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The first shipment of Ukraine grain for World Food Programme operations since the war with Russia began left the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi in Yuzhny, Odesa province, this morning (16 August). Some 23,000 metric tons of WFP wheat sailed out on the UN-chartered vessel Brave Commander, bound for the drought-hit Horn of Africa region, where catastrophic hunger threatens more than 20 million p

In Somalia, the United Nation World Food Programme is delivering life-saving assistance to more people than ever before, reaching 3.7 million people with relief and over 300,000 with nutrition support - but famine is now an imminent reality unless immediate and drastic action is taken.

Both Indonesia and Bangladesh share similarities in their high exposure to multi-hazards like floods, droughts and climate-related disasters like frequent cyclones that wash away entire communities.

After facing successive crises in the last few years, people in the Caribbean are continuing to feel the impact of price increases on their purchasing power, while coping with the underlying threat of natural hazards in the region. ​ Caribbean Community (CARICOM) launched the Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey to

Mali is a vast, land-locked country in the heart of the Sahel region. With social indicators among the lowest in the world, the country ranks 188 out of 193 on UNDP’s 2022 Human Development Index and faces serious challenges in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger and improved nutrition.

In Afghanistan, WFP is rapidly ramping up humanitarian response for people facing hunger. Already 15 million people have been provided with food and nutrition assistance in 2021, including 7 million in November alone.

Moldova has flung open its arms to its Ukrainian neighbours – over the past two weeks I’ve seen and documented the World Food Programme (WFP) kick off its cash assistance, with plans to reach 30,000 Moldovan families. They are among 100,000 people staying as guests in people’s homes in the country. Through a network of local non-governmental organizations, more families will be invited

The evaluation was commissioned to evaluate the activities carried out,  to prepare for the future years of implementation of the new program, and to guide future decisions regarding the partnership and was intended for both accountability and learning purposes.

WFP has a funding gap of US$579 million to deliver life-saving food assistance and livelihood support activities to 12 million people in Ethiopia over the next six months.

Guldana struggles to feed her large family without assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP). She lives in Sayed Abad district of Wardak Province, west of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. "There is not even enough water to drink in our area,” she says. “The wells have dried up.