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South Sudan is bracing itself for a crisis.

The United Nations World Food Programme is alarmed at growing numbers of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia and Sudan because of conflict in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The violence has displaced upwards of 100,000 civilians fleeing conflict internally and externally.

The war in Ukraine continues to displace people, damage infrastructure, disrupt supply chains and hold back the country’s economy.

“There are already worrying signs that access, affordability, and the availability of food is shrinking for most people in Sudan, which is pushing more people deeper into poverty and hunger,” said Eddie Rowe, WFP Representative and Country Director in Sudan. In recent months, there has been a surge in the numbers of people displaced due to conflict in parts of Darfur and the Kordofan region.

The evaluation assessed WFP’s relevance, strategic positioning and coherence; its contribution to outcomes; its efficiency in implementation; and the factors explaining its performance.

The overall objective of this assessment is to assess the situation of Indigenous persons with disabilities in Nepal and to focus on their vulnerabilities to food insecurity in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.

The war in Ukraine has had drastic consequences, both for people inside the country and for those around the world dependent on its huge grain supplies.

“What sets Indigenous food systems apart is that food is not seen as a commodity. It is not something you can buy or sell.

The worsening climate crisis drives the Global Food Crisis, affecting 56.8 million people as of 2022. There is a significant disparity between the needed scale of greenhouse gas mitigation, societal adaptation capabilities, and the increasing losses from climate-related disasters. This divide, commonly termed the 'protection gap,' poses significant challenges for humanitarian organizations.

“The work of the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies is essential to address food insecurity in Lao PDR,” said Ambassador McCain. “Together with the Lao Government, the three agencies work to reduce hunger, improve learning and nutrition outcomes for primary school students, strengthen livelihoods of small-holder farmers, and bolster resilience of the country’s food systems.