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With much of the world’s commercial transport systems, particularly airlines, grounded by COVID-19, WFP - the world’s largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger and a global leader in logistics – has stepped in to move passengers and huge volumes of health and other supplies needed in the fight against the global pandemic.

Millions of people in Central America urgently need food assistance in the wake of Hurricane Eta, one of the worst storms in decades, as fears grow of another storm brewing in the coming days.

The plane transported members of the Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team (FEMAT), a Tuvaluan laboratory expert and two World Health Organization (WHO) personnel.

The LoU aims to bolster the capacity to respond to emergencies and effectively foster investment in agricultural entrepreneurship.

The four-year joint programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the KfW German Development Bank. This is a unique programme that aims to provide long-term solutions by tackling underlying barriers to peace, stability and development to nearly 300,000 vulnerable Sudanese across South, Central and North Darfur, who have been adversely

“The world is shaken by compounding crises. The fallout of the war in Ukraine is adding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that now enters its third year, while climate change and increased fragility and conflict pose persistent harm to people around the globe.

Asma Khan has long been a dedicated supporter of WFP and its causes. Asma advocated for WFP’s Women are Hungrier campaign, to draw attention to the central role women’s empowerment plays in ending hunger and transforming communities.

Lauded for having some of the world’s most progressive refugee policies, Uganda hosts one of the largest refugee populations in the world. Sweden contributed SEK10 million (US$1.2 million) and Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, gave a total of €3.6 million (US$4.4 million) for 2021 to 2023 as part of €35 million flexible funding to Eastern Africa.

The first cross-border movement took place on 16 June carrying 50 metric tons of essential food assistance from Egypt to Sudan. The assistance will help to alleviate the suffering of thousands of people who have become highly vulnerable due to the conflict. The establishment of the humanitarian corridor is led by WFP, in partnership with Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

WFP’s interventions in Arusha and surrounding regions are designed to improve agricultural productivity and market access for smallholder farmers.