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Sudan – once described as East Africa’s future breadbasket – is facing a deepening hunger crisis as the conflict raging across the country approaches its eighth month. A new food security analysis for Sudan shows the highest levels of hunger ever recorded during the harvest season (October through February), typically a period where more food is available.

“The Government of Japan, together with WFP, continues to support the socio-economic development of our country, including the sectors overseen by the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic,” said Gulnara Baatyrova, the Minister of Labour, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic.

WFP commissioned a qualitative study to generate evidence about the potential barriers hindering the socio-economic integration of refugee population in hosting communities as well as to reveal existing opportunities to organize and establish sustainable livelihoods for refugee and local population. The study was carried out in the regions of Kotayk, Ararat, Gegharkunik, Lori and Syunik, i.e.

This contribution will allow the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bring together and extend their complementary initiatives and expertise in implementing the Sahel Resilience Partnership (2023-2027) targeting the most vulnerable and climate-affected people in Bur

World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa – Nutrition Response.         Annual Country Reports Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)  

ROME – Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, a new UN early warning report has found.

“The situation is desperate and quickly deteriorating. WFP is currently reaching some 2.5 million people. We have the capacity to scale up and expand our assistance, but for that we need all parties to facilitate access – both across the warring front lines, as well as cross-border from Chad and South Sudan,” said WFP’s Deputy Executive Director, Carl Skau following a mission to Sudan this week.

The number of refugees in Uganda has almost tripled in the past ten years from over 600,000 in 2014 to 1.7 million in 2024.

Chad is witnessing a new wave of refugees crossing the border following the military clashes that erupted in neigbouring Sudan on 15 April. The humanitarian needs are growing in Chad and food needs to be urgently pre-positioned before the rainy season makes access impossible.