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From their friendly, humble home in Gaza, 32-year-old Sahar and her family produce some of the most iconic Palestinian goods: coffee, maftoul, doqqa and zaatar. Their kichten is a swirl of herby smells.  Today, their products are quickly snapped up by local residents across the Gaza Strip.

With Somalia facing the risk of famine, half a million Kenyans one step away from catastrophic levels of hunger and malnutrition rates in Ethiopia well above emergency thresholds, time is fast running out for families who are struggling to survive.

What is a Flexible Contribution? Flexible funding is one of WFP’s core funding approaches, allowing it to determine the country and the activities for which the contribution will be used. As such, it strengthens WFP’s ability to prioritize strategically, to optimize planning and to respond with speed.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent warning that 45 million people are teetering on the very edge of famine in 43 countries, with the slightest shock likely to push them over the precipice. Globally, up to 811 million people are chronically hungry, with 283 million acutely food insecure. Against this backdrop, WFP is targeting 140 million people in 2021.

Thanks to a contribution of US$6 million from KOICA, WFP in Egypt will be implementing a two-year programme to help improve the livelihoods of about 450,000 refugee and host community members in Greater Cairo, Alexandria Damietta, and Matrouh. The programme will develop the vocational skills of refugees and host community youth, focusing on marketable skills to help youth competitively seek emp

Established in 2001 under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Adaptation Fund finances adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. “The climate crisis is a major driver of hunger,” says Saliha Dobardzic, Lead for Programming and Innovation at the Adaptation Fund.

Natural hazards and the compounding impacts of high costs of living continue to threaten food security and livelihoods in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. While the level of food insecurity shows a slight, but steady decline over the last three years, the overall picture remains deeply concerning especially in the context of climate-related vulnerabilities. Since 2020, CARICOM has

“The Japanese government is firmly committed to promoting the humanitarian-development nexus and helping rebuild self-reliance opportunities for refugees,” said Maruhashi Jiro, Ambassador of Japan to Angola.

Conducted between March 2021 and February 2022, the evaluation assessed WFP’s strategic positioning and contributions to strategic outcomes (SOs); efficiency and factors that explain performance; and the extent to which WFP was able to respond to emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic. It concluded that: Overall assessment: The evaluation revealed specific contributions to each of t

WFP immediately provided emergency rations of high-energy biscuits to evacuated families sheltering with friends and families in nearby camps and transit centres and will today – 23 March – provide 60,000 hot meals to affected families. Last night, WFP's Engineering experts were deployed to help contain the fire while food assistance teams provided rapid assistance to affected families.