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“WFP is extremely concerned about the deteriorating food security in Northern Ethiopia – where many are already facing severe hunger. Our teams are working at pace to deliver food to them urgently,” says Chris Nikoi, WFP Ethiopia’s Country Director (ai).

“This donation is important not only for the value of the food going to refugees,” said Michael Dunford the Regional Director for the World Food Programme (WFP).

With over 90 percent of families struggling to eat enough, and a growing humanitarian crisis across the country, aid agencies are scrambling to meet massive needs before it is too late, with the approaching winter likely to cut off parts of the country entirely, leaving millions of vulnerable Afghans with little to survive on. UNHAS flights – which are led by the United Nations World Food Progr

World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa – Social Protection Systems.         Annual Country Reports Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)  

The opening featured a powerful statement from WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, marking the occasion with a commitment to innovation as a key driver in addressing the world's pressing challenges. "We stand at a pivotal moment in the fight against hunger.

The convoy, which moved through the Rafah crossing Saturday brought with it three trucks carrying 60 metric tons of WFP emergency food. The supplies include canned tuna, wheat flour, pasta, canned beans and canned tomato paste. “This food is desperately needed as the conditions inside Gaza are truly catastrophic.

Spanning 10 and 25 metres each, the bridges are strategically located just 105 kilometres north of Dushanbe and will serve as the lifeline connecting 10 villages within the Yagnob Valley.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has joined a coalition of stakeholders- the Better than Cash Alliance, UNCDF, UNSGSA, UN Women, Women’s World Banking and the World Bank- that are set on reaching financial equality for women.

Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate crises and variability. Recurrent droughts are one of the major causes of livelihood disruptions in the country, especially in pastoral areas like the Somali Region, where extreme weather events lead to failure of livestock production, water shortages and prolonged periods of food insecurity.

Haiti, one of the poorest countries globally and within the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC) is extremely vulnerable to climate change and extreme events, which, when coupled with ongoing political unrest, insecurity and instability, exacerbates its rapid economic decline.