They arrive in Chad by the thousands, the vast majority women and children crossing a desolate wind-swept border from Sudan. Some come on rickety carts and vehicles piled high with hastily gathered belongings; others by foot, with just the clothes on their backs.
Many also bring with them horrific tales of killings and other abuses by assailants they cannot forget.
The Philippines, with a population of 110.8 million in 2021, is one of the largest economies in Southeast Asia and grapples with high prevalence of hunger and malnutrition. Rice, as the primary staple in the country, is an appropriate food vehicle for fortification.
Responding to the combined effects of alarming escalation of violence, a deteriorating economy and worsening humanitarian conditions that continue to expose Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank to striking levels of vulnerability, WFP and Norway are supporting 20,100 of the most food insecure Palestinians in Gaza through electronic food vouchers. Over the period of 12 months, this assistan
The Government of Algeria and international donors have shown consistent solidarity with Sahrawi refugees through humanitarian support over more than four decades, support that has been of vital importance, and must be recognized.
Regrettably, pressed by global challenges, this support is now insufficient to meet current needs.
“The UK remains committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan,” said UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Hamish Falconer. “This new funding to the World Food Programme will help more than one million people with vital emergency food and nutrition assistance.
The world is only just starting to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and must now contend with colliding learning, food, and climate crises - children are most severely impacted by these concurrent crises.
Together, three United Nations Rome-based Agencies (RBAs), FAO, IFAD and WFP are working on food, agriculture and transformative rural development to achieve the SDGs and assist people in need
As Hend Sabry transitions from her role as a Goodwill Ambassador, we commend her tireless efforts, passion, and staunch advocacy in furthering WFP's mission to eradicate hunger within our lifetimes.
Her proactive response to emergencies, notably in raising crucial funds during crises, has been truly inspiring.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered emergency food assistance to more than one million people in Sudan in the six weeks since operations resumed on 3 May.
In a keynote address at the first edition focusing on the Women in Agriculture Value Chain,
H.E. May-Elin Stener, Ambassador of Norway to India, said: “we are very excited by this collaboration with WFP in India on women in agriculture, building on the global partnership between Norway and WFP.