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News release | 09 October 2024

WFP and Republic of Korea partner to save lives in war-torn Sudan

The support from the Republic of Korea arrives at a critical juncture, as the conflict in Sudan has triggered the world’s largest hunger crisis and famine has been confirmed in parts of North Darfur.“As we are urgently scaling up assistance across Sudan to prevent famine from spreading, this contribution will enable us to save lives and stop widespread starvation and malnutrition.

Story | 22 November 2023

As bombs and hunger haunt Gaza, WFP and partners push to ramp up support

Samer AbdelJaber can often be seen pacing up and down the halls of his base in Jerusalem.

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Country Capacity Strengthening

The World Food Programme (WFP) offers nationally-tailored technical assistance and capacity development to strengthen individual government capacities. We respond to capacity gaps identified through an assessment process that is led by the partner government, facilitated by ourselves, and supported by other partners.

News release | 19 February 2021

Japan Extends Assistance to WFP Nepal for the Mother and Child Health and Nutrition Programme

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.

Publication | 24 February 2023

WFP’s Resilience Monitoring and Measurement (RMM) approach in the Sahel

It discusses the context and foundations of RBD’s RMM approach, presents the key principles of RBD’s work and the regional resilience analysis plan, and presents the progress made to date, lessons learned and way forward. The note is a joint product of RAM and Programme teams at CO, RBD and HQ levels.

Story | 29 January 2024

Haiti: Locally sourced school meals nurture the future of students and farmers

It's 07:00 and the city of Gonaïves is already bustling with activity. In the streets, dozens of motorcycles weave between the tap-taps – traditional, decorated vans used as mini-buses in Haiti.

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Climate services

The World Food Programme (WFP) has considerable experience in using producing and translating climate information that countries and vulnerable communities can use to make informed decisions to manage climate related risks.

News release | 23 March 2023

Food inflation and currency collapse threaten food security in Middle East and North Africa

Food prices are skyrocketing and many countries in the region are dealing with crippling budget deficits, high levels of public debt, currency devaluation and dangerous levels of inflation. Five countries in the region have seen food inflation going beyond 60 percent just this year with Lebanon and Syria facing triple-digit food inflation at 138 percent and 105 percent respectively.

News release | 23 November 2021

Report: Stemming rising migration from Central America calls for tackling immediate needs and root causes

Drawing from a unique survey of thousands of households in three Central American countries - El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, a joint report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Civic Data Design Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organization of A

News release | 10 November 2023

European Union supports expansion of logistics lifeline for people in Gaza

This vital support will expand inter-agency storage and cargo consolidation operations at multiple locations in Egypt and facilitate transport of food and lifesaving assistance to the Palestinian people. The WFP-led Logistics Cluster is collaborating closely with the Egyptian Red Crescent, which is responsible for receiving and storing international aid on behalf of the humanitarian