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At a time when the news is awash with analysis and assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 in what are typically peaceful and stable settings, this brief considers some of the potential impacts and implications of the coronavirus pandemic on vulnerability and social protection responses to displacement in East Africa.

When disaster strikes, many of us are protected by safety nets — but in the world’s most fragile communities, the fallout from a flood or a drought can push families to the brink of starvation.    That’s why for more than 60 years, we have been providing emergency relief to children and families who've lost everything in catastrophic events. 

When disaster strikes, we all need to work together. That’s why we do everything we can to help the broader humanitarian sector respond in an emergency. In addition to our food relief, we transport aid workers and supplies from other organisations so that together we can do the most good possible for people facing crisis.

Tunisian professional tennis player Ons Jabeur recorded a special message calling for urgent donations for Palestine to help deliver food and save lives. "Since the beginning of the crisis, the World Food Programme has been on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank, providing critical humanitarian aid and food support. But we need your help to deliver more food.", says Ons Jabeur.

Tunisian professional tennis player Ons Jabeur recorded a special message calling for urgent donations for Palestine to help deliver food and save lives. "Since the beginning of the crisis, the World Food Programme has been on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank, providing critical humanitarian aid and food support. But we need your help to deliver more food.", says Ons Jabeur.

Rising food prices risk pushing thousands of families into severe food insecurity. This comes on top of a growing humanitarian crisis on the border as families continue to flee conflict and the world’s largest hunger crisis in Sudan. But even without the impact of the conflict, South Sudan is already facing horrific hunger levels driven by flooding, drought and irregular rainfall.