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The first-of-its-kind project in the Pacific will provide pre-emptive cash transfers to targeted social welfare beneficiaries to cushion the shocks of tropical cyclones on food security and livelihoods.

The Government of Japan made an important contribution of US$ 2.04 million to WFP’s overall efforts to fight hunger in Haiti.

Executive Director McCain is in DRC where she visited a farm in N’sele, near Kinshasa.

 CLICK TO VIEW: LATEST NEWS RELEASESUpdated 29 May 15:40 CEST  (Previous updates: 22 May, 17 May)The Israeli incursion in Rafah is having a devastating impact on civilians and humanitarian operations.

In addition to the monetary increase, WFP has included fortified rice in its food assistance since the beginning of this year. Locally procured and fortified, this rice has significantly higher nutritional value than regular rice, containing essential vitamins and micronutrients critical to people’s health and wellbeing.

This contribution is particularly crucial in a context where millions of families are struggling to meet their basic food and nutrition needs due to the compounding effects of the climate crisis, conflicts and insecurity, and the high costs of food and fuel in West Africa which drive food out of reach for vulnerable families.

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

NAIROBI/GENEVA: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes the news that the Adre border crossing from Chad into Sudan will be opened, as the aid agency is in a race against time to save lives in war-torn Sudan.

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.

"Support to Karamoja and refugee communities continues to be an integral part of our strategy in Uganda,” said H.E Kevin Colgan, Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to Uganda. “This contribution is part of Ireland’s commitment to keeping Karamoja children in school, improving food security and nutrition, strengthening people's livelihoods, and boosting the local economy.