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Despite progress in collective actions to address food insecurity in the country, the Food Security Assessment among the Colombian Population - carried out in late 2023 - also reveals that half of Colombian households are in a situation of marginal food security and are at risk of sliding into a more severe situation as a result of external shocks.

The devastating floods occurred as a dam near Maiduguri collapsed due to torrential rains, forcing the river water to overrun 50 percent of Maiduguri, the capital city of the Borno State.

World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa – Breakthrough in the skies: UNHAS.           Annual Country Reports Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)

The MoU was signed today, by Adham Musallam, WFP Representative and Country Director in Tajikistan, and Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. The MOU lays the groundwork for the WFP Tajikistan Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023–2026, which aligns with the country’s national goals for improving food and nutrition security, strengthening capacities and pr

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is among the top ten most biodiverse countries in the world. However, it has been severely affected by extreme weather conditions such as floods and droughts, whose impact on agriculture and access to food heighten the effects of poverty and food insecurity for rural and Indigenous people. 

 After coronavirus lockdowns and the economic blowback from the war in Ukraine, school meals have rebounded sharply and are today reaching a record number of young students worldwide. Yet even as many governments strengthen their commitments to school meals, some of the poorest are struggling to finance them.

The principle that social protection systems have an important role to play in disaster response has become well established over the last decade, and even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Sudan, areas of agricultural land have turned into battlegrounds, while farms and businesses stand abandoned as people have fled for safety. There are huge cash shortages nationwide, and repeated cuts to communication channels hinder efforts to keep commerce going.

According to WFP’s latest household assessment released in October 2022, approximately 17 percent (4.91 million) of people living in Nepal are food insecure, a significant increase from 13.2 percent in June 2022. WFP and partners will use data generated under this initiative to continuously assess the impact of the global food crisis and other shocks and stresses on household food security at t

The latest conflict in the Eastern DRC has resulted in catastrophic conditions for the local population. Fierce fighting has, over the past two weeks, moved 25 kilometres’ west of Goma towards the town of Sake, where children and their families are caught in a deadly crossfire. “Children in DRC need peace now,” said Grant Leaity, UNICEF Representative in the DRC.