Today the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Zimbabwe, Nikolai V. Krasilnikov officially handed over food purchased with its contribution to the WFP, at their warehouse in Harare.
In Haiti, the World Food Programme has a 300-strong team of humanitarians working with local partners to deliver humanitarian food assistance in hard-to-reach areas affected by conflict, and extreme weather events linked to climate change.
With 4.9 million people acutely food-insecure in the country, it’s a formidable task that we complement with resilience-building initiatives such a
Over the years, Pakistan has become a food surplus country and a major producer of wheat which it distributes to needy populations through various mechanisms, including the World Food Programme (WFP).
In Cabo Delgado, in the north of Mozambique, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding that is receiving little global attention.
More than 2,000 people have reportedly been killed since October 2017 and the number of people driven from their homes has increased fourfold since February.
Conflict kicked off in 2017 when non-state armed groups attacked police stations in the town of Mocimboa da P
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The relocation of refugees is scheduled to start in October to Nduta and Mtendeli camps. Priority will be given to individuals currently living in mass shelters and flood prone areas, and to new arrivals. Karago camp does not have water and therefore, the relocation of refugees to Karago will only begin in 2016 after Nduta and Mtendeli have been fully occupied.
H.E. Mr. SAIGO Masamichi, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, and Ms. Susan Jane Pearce, Representative and Country Director of WFP Nepal a.i. signed a grant contract in Kathmandu today.
At the signing, H.E.
Germany’s donation will contribute to WFP’s Tigray emergency response that aims to reach up to 2.1 million people with urgently needed food and nutrition assistance.
The contribution will enable WFP to provide country-specific response including food distributions, nutrition support and school meals for 469,000 people affected by escalating conflicts, climate change and rising food prices in the region.
“The economic impact of COVID has driven more people into hunger in a region already hard hit by conflict and the effects of climate,” said Chris