WFP carries out market analysis on a monthly basis to monitor the market situation in Armenia. Observing foreign currency exchange rates (namely US$ and Russian Ruble) and retail market price fluctuations, WFP assesses possible implications on the overall socio-economic situation and purchasing power of households.
Chad is a landlocked Sahelian country in central Africa, with one of the highest levels of hunger in the world – 42 percent of its population live below the poverty line.
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 immense scale of the damage is becoming clearer, but the situation is likely to deteriorate, and the number of people affected is expected to increase as heavy rains are forecast to continue.
Assessing the extent of the damage and needs remains a huge challenge.
The first WFP-run United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) helicopter arrived in Beira on Wednesday to support rescue and relief operations and another is due to arrive.
WFP satellite imaging suggests that some 1.7 million were in the path of the cyclone and WFP is working with the government and partners to scale up its operations to reach 600, 000 people with immediate food assistance.&n
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The United Nations World Food Programme has announced it is scaling up its operation to provide emergency food assistance to 700,000 people. To reach them and deliver common humanitarian services, WFP is appealing for US$62 million.
For WFP, investing in sustainable solutions is key to addressing the root causes of food insecurity in Haiti.
The fighting in Gaza has resumed and more people have been forced to leave their homes, inflicting further suffering on a population already facing a risk of famine and disease. The aid that crossed during the seven-day pause was still not enough to reach everyone in need. And for at least three days after the pause, no food supplies have entered Gaza.