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WFP trucks, carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice destined for 13,000 people at risk of famine in Kereneik, West Darfur, crossed on Tuesday evening. WFP has food and nutrition supplies for around 500,000 people ready to move swiftly through the newly re-opened route.

“My day-to-day is never the same,” says Clara Silva, one eye on the relentless flow of emails popping up on her screen, the other on the glittering stretch of Indian Ocean outside her window.  As WFP Head of Office in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, Silva has to wear many hats – managerial, diplomatic, humanitarian.

The fast recovery and protection from loss and damages that access to climate risk insurance can provide helps countries and households to better manage the impacts of the climate crisis, which is why WFP is advancing financial protection as one avenue for building resilience to extreme weather events. Insurance might not be the silver bullet, still, it is an important component to achieve fina

Most countries in West and Central Africa are distinguishable by high levels of poverty, exacerbated by a range of risks – drought, floods, conflict, and displacement to name a few. Many are disproportionately affected by climate change, which deepens underlying vulnerabilities and worsens the inextricable linkages between poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground responding to the devastating impact of the two earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday 6 February. WFP has been delivering food assistance since Tuesday with plans to reach half a million people in the two countries.

Nutrition is fundamental for sustainable development: it is the fuel that empowers children to learn, adults to work, and communities to thrive. In humanitarian emergencies, nutrition is the difference between life and death.

Key achievements have been made by WFP in Bhutan’s National School Feeding and Nutrition Programme, especially in improved dietary diversity in school meals, procurement of locally available nutritious foods, and the refurbishment or construction of school kitchens and stores. This support has led to the improved overall health and nutrition of school children.

WFP is deeply concerned about worsening food security in Syria. More than half of the population in Syria is already facing food insecurity, with approximately 3 million people in the grip of severe hunger conditions.