Civilians in El Fasher and the wider Darfur region are already facing devastating levels of hunger, yet deliveries of food assistance have been intermittent due to fighting and endless bureaucratic hurdles.
Sudan – once described as East Africa’s future breadbasket – is facing a deepening hunger crisis as the conflict raging across the country approaches its eighth month. A new food security analysis for Sudan shows the highest levels of hunger ever recorded during the harvest season (October through February), typically a period where more food is available.
Dom Scalpelli, WFP’s Country Director in Bangladesh, said; “our collaboration with BBS has been pivotal in generating crucial data over the years. We have jointly produced poverty and undernutrition maps and have been involved in policy research, like the Urban Socioeconomic Assessment Survey 2019 and the Vulnerable Group Development Survey.
In 2023, despite the multiple challenges faced, WFP reached over 36 million people in the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe (MENAEE) thanks to its committed staff, its implementing partners, and donors.
WFP responded rapidly to the five onset emergencies in our region in 2023- the Türkiye-Syria earthquake response; Sudan refugee response in Egypt, the Armenia response to
After facing successive crises and devastating natural hazards over the last years, many people in the Caribbean are struggling to earn a living and meet their food and other critical needs.
The funding, which was provided through Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is part of KOICA’s Conflict and Fragility Programme and will help WFP support the reintegration of more than 50,000 returnees, especially women and youth, with essential food assistance and income-generation opportunities.
Some 345 million people are currently facing high levels of food insecurity, according to WFP analysis, an increase of almost 200 million since early 2020. Of these, 43 million are just one step away from famine. Meanwhile, WFP has recently been forced to cut food rations in operations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Palestine as needs outpace available funding.
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