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This contribution supplements a grant of US$7 million in March 2020 to support WFP COVID-19 response in Iran.

“Over half of the people in Yemen are facing acute food shortages with millions knocking on the door of famine. These are not just numbers. They are real people and it is heartbreaking,” said David Beasley. “Famine-like conditions are emerging across Yemen and the answer is simple. We have a vaccine for this. It is called food.

WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU NEED US Humanitarian needs don’t stop when disaster strikes – they accelerate. Preparedness is essential. Flooding ravages an internally displaced persons camp and communications infrastructure was washed away. How do you assist people in need? A massive earthquake destroys a region and people need long-term support.

Japan’s contribution is helping displaced families in Iraq, as well as Urban Livelihoods resilience-building projects, supporting vulnerable people to return to work during the COVID-19 crisis. “Japan has provided over US$500 million as humanitarian assistance to people affected by the crisis in Iraq since 2014.

The Republic of Korea’s donation will contribute to WFP’s emergency response that aims to reach up to 2.1 million people with urgently needed food and nutrition assistance.

WFP will support an additional 195,000 people, aiming to reach a total of 300,000 people per month through the National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) of the Ministry of Social Affairs which is developing the national social protection framework and strategy.

Aster Beyene, a 43-year-old mother of seven, who lost both her home and crops two months ago to conflict, became the 1 millionth person to collect wheat, split peas and vegetable oil from WFP on Monday. “Up until now I have relied on what little food I can get from my neighbours.

The price of failing to fund children’s school meals far outweighs the cost of such programmes, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley said yesterday (28 July). “We all understand the power of children getting an education, and we also understand the power of children getting a good school meal,” said Beasley, addressing the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome.&nbsp

For the fifth consecutive year, erratic weather patterns –prolonged dry spells and excessive rains—have decimated maize and bean crops in the Dry Corridor of Central America.

As we approach the 6-month mark in the conflict, famine is ever closer in the north of Gaza. Malnutrition among children is spreading at record pace, and one of three children below the age of two is now acutely malnourished or “wasted”. Some 70 percent of the population in the North is facing catastrophic hunger