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In her remarks, the USAID Mission Director said: “USAID is committed to continue to strengthen community resilience and accelerate sustainable development, which empowers Zimbabweans to better cope with the stressors such as the drought caused by the El Niño climate pattern.” According to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) report, 26 percent of the rural population will n

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)  

From the contribution, US$13.5 million will be used to help the most desperate in Afghanistan through emergency food distribution and nutrition assistance. In Afghanistan, the economic crisis has worsened since the Taliban takeover in 2021, and one in three people does not know where their next meal will come from.

At a time when we were hoping for the release of our colleagues, we are deeply distressed by this reported development.

Typhoon Yagi – the most powerful storm to hit Asia this year - unleashed relentless winds and torrential rains, triggering widespread flooding in Myanmar, Laos, and Bangladesh. It washed away homes and destroyed agricultural fields, making life even harder for communities already dealing with food insecurity.

Driven by intense monsoon rains since late June, severe flooding has impacted over 200,000 people in Myanmar, with many temporarily displaced.

The Beryl Cash Assistance Programme targets 11,500 people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in early July. The programme will provide relief and support to families in their recovery, ensuring access to food, water and other essential needs.

It offers insights on the effects of earmarked, flexible and multi-year contributions on WFP’s programme implementation and adaptation.The aim was to take stock of available evidence to serve internal reflections regarding earmarking, and flexible and predictable funding.

After facing successive crises and devastating natural hazards over the last years, many people in the Caribbean are struggling to earn a living and meet their food and other critical needs.