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Speakers at the event included: Mr Justin McGowan, Commissioner General EXPO 2020, Australia, Ms. Dena Assaf, UN Resident Coordinator in UAE, Dr. Moez El Shohdi, President & CEO, Food Banking Regional Network and Ms. Caterina Galluzzi, Deputy Director, UN WFP, GCC. Globally, enough food is produced to feed the world’s 7 billion people, yet 811 million people still go to bed hungry each night.

"We are grateful for the United States’ generosity and continued support. This support reflects their commitment to continue assisting nearly 220,000 Burundian and Congolese refugees who solely rely on WFP’s food assistance. Part of the donation is used to procure food locally from smallholder farmers.

Coming in the backdrop of the 6th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the recently concluded 26th United Nations Climate Change conference that have put a strong focus on the ongoing climate crisis, the regional conference featured speakers and participants from the Asia region.

The latest allocation, is part of a US$5 million multi-year contribution, which runs from 2020 to 2022, will help the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) maintain crucial air services for the humanitarian communities in Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Sudan. “We are very grateful to the Republic of Korea for the contribution,” says Philippe Martou, WFP’s Chief of Aviation.

High resolution photos here Broadcast quality video here. Quotes that can be attributed to senior WFP staff:   WFP Executive Director, David Beasley: “The SOFI highlights a devastating reality: the path to Zero Hunger is being stopped dead in its tracks by conflict, climate and COVID-19.

Below is an edited version of remarks delivered by World Food Programme Deputy Executive Director Valerie Guarnieri at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Haiti on 26 September.  I visited Haiti several months ago.

With support from the Gender Office, VAM has established gender analysis standards for conducting assessments—including in emergency contexts. Below are examples developed outside of the Gender and Markets Initiative that integrate gender into overall food security and nutrition analysis within WFP.