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On Yemen: “Just two days ago, I was in Yemen, where over 16 million people now face crisis levels of hunger or worse. These aren’t just numbers. These are real people. And we are headed straight toward the biggest famine in modern history. It is hell on earth in many places in Yemen right now.” “Around 400,000 children may die in Yemen this year without urgent intervention.

The grant agreement is signed today between H.E MIKAMI Masahiro, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Ms. Claire CONAN, WFP Representative and Country Director, presided over and witnessed by H.E.

"We are grateful for the generosity and continued support of the United States. This support reaffirms their commitment to ensuring the food and nutrition security of DRC refugees in Zambia,” said Jayoung Lee, WFP Deputy Country Representative in Zambia. “This funding arrives at a critical time.

This contribution comes at a critical time when WFP general food assistance for refugees has been reduced by a staggering 60 percent from March 2021 because of critical funding shortfalls. “This generous contribution from the Government and people of Canada will help prevent an even deeper reduction in food assistance for refugees in the coming months,” said Edith Heines, WFP Rwanda Representat

The stipends, which are paid in Iraqi dinars at the equivalent of USD 80, will help impoverished and vulnerable families provide for their children.

The report is a summary of Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) initiatives and best practices undertaken by WFP in India between 2017-2020.

“The Republic of Korea has been a committed partner in Uganda, providing much needed support as we have sought to sustain an operation assisting 1.27 million refugees in Uganda, 82 percent of who are women and children,” said WFP Country Director El-Khidir Daloum. Daloum said the new contribution was especially welcome as it will cover another one to two months of humanitarian assistance at a t

We can pull each of these 34 million individuals back from the brink, prevent starvation, and save millions of lives and livelihoods. All we need is the funding and access to do so. Within the Compact, the G7 leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to provide $7 billion in vital humanitarian assistance and take diplomatic action to promote humanitarian access.

WFP’s refugee operation has faced severe resourcing constraints in 2021 and WFP was forced to reduce general food assistance rations to 40 percent of a full ration in March and April 2021.

WFP aims to expand its support to reach 350,000 people per month through the National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) of the Ministry of Social Affairs.