Spearheaded by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, the project will provide gender-sensitive climate adaptation practices and provide women and youth access to productive assets, such as improved agricultural inputs and equipment.
‘’We thank the Government of India and its people for this timely contribution,’’ WFP Afghanistan Country Director Mary-Ellen Mcgroarty said, ‘’There are mothers and families who do not have enough food to eat, they are facing severe hunger and every donation of food assistance will go a long way.
On Wednesday, ministers for foreign affairs and development from G20 countries will gather in Brindisi, on Italy’s southern Adriatic coast, to discuss logistics in humanitarian response — and the challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brindisi is home to one of six United Nations humanitarian response depots, strategically located for flights taking humanitarian personnel and carg
This timely donation will allow WFP to provide assistance through electronic food vouchers that families can use to buy the food of their choice in a network of 200 local retail shops.
“In today’s challenging funding environment, the support of longstanding partners like France is more critical than ever to maintain a lifeline for the poorest,” said WFP Representative in Palestine Stephen Kearn
“We are here today to explore the available opportunities to create new nutrition-sensitive food value chains, provide new favourable conditions to attract investors, establish new businesses and turn investments in food value chains into profitable businesses that will end food insecurity and malnutrition” said WFP Representative and Country Director in Armenia Jelena Milosevic in her welcoming n
Glasgow/Bonn/Rome, 10 November 2021 – Weather-related disasters have increased fivefold in the past 50 years alone. Humanity, and especially vulnerable communities, are only starting to adapt to the new reality of weather extremes.
The report found that many hotspots face growing hunger crises and highlights the worrying multiplier effect that simultaneous and overlapping shocks are having on acute food insecurity. Conflict, climate extremes, and economic shocks continue to drive vulnerable households into food crises.
The situation in Hodeidah continues to alarm me. There is major population displacement — more than 300,000 people so far. Cholera is again fast becoming a major health threat. Two-thirds of the population are hungry, and 8.4 million people face severe hunger and close to famine like conditions.
This is a sad list to report on.
Everyone agrees peace is needed.