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The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for the immediate reopening of Black Sea ports – including Odesa – so that critical food from Ukraine can reach people facing food insecurity in countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen where millions are on the brink.  “We’re running out of time and the impact of inaction will be felt around the world for year

More than 200,000 refugees from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, mostly women and children have been living in the Kigoma region of Tanzania.  The funding, which has been provided through the Korea International  Cooperation Agency (KOICA) comes at a critical time and will help WFP improve refugees’ food security.

The nutrition-in-schools campaign was developed jointly by WFP and MoEYS at a workshop attended by UN agencies, civil society organizations, the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Offices of Education from Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom and Siem Reap. “Many factors contribute to poor nutrition, and behaviour is one of them.

Over half a million people are estimated to have fled into Moldova from Ukraine since the start of the conflict. With around 90,000 remaining in Moldova, the country is hosting more Ukrainian refugees per capita than any other country. While many refugees who stayed in Moldova are living with host families, approximately three thousand are staying in the 70 RACs across the country.

Both communities are being hit hard by the adverse effects of the war in Ukraine, notably rapid food price inflation. The assistance earmarked for the south is to be distributed primarily during the next “lean” season – October 2022-March 2023 – when needs are most acute.  “The Government of Japan is extremely concerned about the food security situation in Mozambique”, said Kimura Hajim

Visiting the drought-stricken areas of Malawi, Ms. Reena Ghelani, the UN Climate Crisis Coordinator for El Niño / La Niña Response, Dr. Menghestab Haile and Dr.

Thanks to Japan’s contribution, WFP will provide rice and canned fish to people affected by the conflict at a critical time when over 3.3 million people are facing acute food insecurity in Mozambique, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).   “Mozambique has been Japan’s crucial partner within a strategic plan of Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) a

WFP's December 2015 operational report includes National launch event of "Fortified Rice for Myanmar" Ongoing flood response Humanitarian support in Shan State Transition to cash assistance 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

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But the threat is not only a future concern,  the results are being felt now, according to the ‘Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2022 – Urban Food Systems and Nutrition’.