The situation in Hodeidah continues to alarm me. There is major population displacement — more than 300,000 people so far. Cholera is again fast becoming a major health threat. Two-thirds of the population are hungry, and 8.4 million people face severe hunger and close to famine like conditions.
This is a sad list to report on.
Everyone agrees peace is needed.
This comes as aid agencies scramble to respond to a fresh wave of refugees fleeing an unimaginable humanitarian crisis unfolding in neighbouring Darfur amid reports of mass killings, rapes, and widespread destruction.
In just the last six months of conflict in Sudan, as many refugees have fled into Chad as had crossed the border in the preceding 20 years starting from the outbreak of the Darfur
The conflict has displaced nearly one million people in the DRC since the start of the year, with most arriving in Goma; this has led to food shortages and pushed the price of food in Goma's markets out of reach for many.
In response, WFP has vastly expanded its emergency operations in the East—tripling the number of people it is reaching with food assistance from an average of 400,000 people i
Including fortified rice in social assistance programmes represents an enormous opportunity to improve nutrition in India, where micronutrient deficiencies are widespread and programmes reach millions of people.
Thanks to the contribution from the EU, made through the EU’s Humanitarian Aid Operations department, WFP will be able to provide cash assistance for a total duration of 12 months to vulnerable families in Ninewa, Kirkuk, Anbar, Baghdad, Babylon, and Diyala Governorates.
Having valid civil documents is crucial for accessing national social safety nets and social protection mechanisms.
This factsheet provides a concise overview of the work of the World Food Programme, summarizing the facts, figures and frontline work of the world's largest humanitarian organization saving and changing lives.
“ECOWAS strongly supports Cabo verde National school feeding programme. I have personally benefited from school meals in my home country - The Gambia, as a primary school kid, and this has contributed in making the man I am today”, ECOWAS Commission President, Dr Omar Alieu Touray said.
U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Robert Ewing, Philippine Social Welfare and Development Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, and OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno attended the opening ceremony at the New Government Administrative Center in New Clark City, Tarlac.
“The U.S.