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In 2021, the European Commission alone contributed €424 million and was WFP’s third largest donor.

The Turkish economy grew by 21.7 percent in Q2 2021; which is partially attributed to the low base effect since the economy had contracted by 9 percent in Q2 2020 due to Covid -19 pandemic lockdown but also due to increased production and exports amidst the global supply crisis. Despite the economic recovery, the inflation rates remain as high as 19.6 percent at the end of Q3 2021.

The Turkish Lira devaluated against the USD by 44 percent between 2020 and 2021, resulting in high price increases. As Turkiye relies on oil imports for energy and transportation, the production and logistics costs put inflationary pressures. The inflation rate reached 36 percent, whereas the food inflation was 44 percent.

WFP supported 15.5 million food insecure people in 12 countries Southern Africa in 2021. This factsheet outlines WFP’s key achievements in numbers in providing lifesaving assistance in the region in 2021.

On 16 December, Typhoon Odette (international name ‘Rai’) swept through 11 of Philippines’ 17 regions, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Regional Food Security and Nutrition Context 2021 In 2021, Western Africa faced unprecedented challenges, including protracted conflicts, health emergencies, climatic shocks, and economic problems.

MOGADISHU – The United Nations World Food Programme is delivering life-saving food and nutrition assistance to record numbers of people in Somalia, with over 4 million people a month receiving urgent humanitarian support to prevent famine in the face of the region’s worst drought in over 40 years. The scale-up has helped keep the worst outcomes of Somalia’s hunger crisis at bay so far.

As 2022 begins, our world is facing another wave of the pandemic, economic crisis and climate change, while conflict and hunger remain two of the most devastating crises for millions of people around the world. Globally, 45 million people are on the edge of famine while over a billion tons of food is wasted every year.

“Germany stands with the Afghan people, and we continue our engagement to help communities stand on their own feet,” said Katharina Spiess, BMZ’s Head of Division “Crisis management, Reconstruction and Transitional Development Assistance.

the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), operated by WFP on behalf of the humanitarian community, has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian workers to reach Afghans.