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The Agriculture for Nutrition II project addresses poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition among the rural population, especially groups such as women, young people and people with disabilities, and continues to expand into new geographies in the country. “The project is contributing to the implementation of the food security and nutrition programme, the rural development and poverty reductio

Story updated on 5 May 2023 Humanity, neutrality, impartiality, independence: these are the fundamental principles that guide humanitarian action, making sure that life-saving assistance reaches those who need it, regardless of their nationality, race, gender, religious belief, class, political opinions, status or location. We asked four World Food Programme (WFP) veterans to explain wha

Retired cattle auctioneer Kavanga Ngombe, 81, has seen his harvests shrink over the past five years, as his home region of Kunene in northwestern Namibia has swung between weather extremes of drought, followed by floods. “We had stored grain from the good harvest years, but it is all depleted now,” says Kavanga, a father of seven.

This contribution will allow the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bring together and extend their complementary initiatives and expertise in implementing the Sahel Resilience Partnership (2023-2027) targeting the most vulnerable and climate-affected people in Bur

WFP signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the College of Agriculture – University of Basra focusing on creating opportunities for new graduates through capacity strengthening and training sessions for youth, with an aim to improve people’s food security.

“The thought that people in Iraq in these times still suffer from food insecurity is unbearable to me,” said German Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq Martin Jäger. “Germany is committed to helping Iraqi people build economic resilience given that this is the basis for growth and stability.

The expanded assistance provided by WFP and its humanitarian partners to flood-affected families will include food relief, malnutrition prevention and livelihoods support. WFP will also give logistics support for the response.

Japan's contribution ensured food security for nearly 65,210 beneficiaries over five months (July-November 2023), through the distribution of in-kind food to vulnerable refugee populations who had fled the armed conflict in Mali to the Mbera camp.

WFP has a funding gap of US$579 million to deliver life-saving food assistance and livelihood support activities to 12 million people in Ethiopia over the next six months.