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Once enjoying peace and security, Burkina Faso’s population has seen its living conditions drastically deteriorate since 2019 due to the proliferation of armed groups. Located in Western Africa within the Sahel region, the country grapples with a multidimensional crisis driven by armed conflict, political instability, widespread poverty, and climate change.

The vessel, MV Negmar Cicek, sailed from the Ukrainian Black Sea Port of Chornomorsk in Odessa after the renewal of the Black Sea Grain initiative last month.

The latest move is part of a raft of measures including use of livery, ongoing access negotiations and community engagement initiatives, that have been rolled out to help aid workers reach communities in need safely.   ‘’If the helicopter you see up there is orange, then you need to know that it’s a WFP helicopter, “says Peter Musoko, WFP’s Country Director in DRC.

With funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme and CACC – respectively US$1.79 million and US$1.1 million, the project aims to enhance the resilience and livelihoods of smallholder farmers through organic agriculture and access to markets.

In Myanmar, WFP has pre-positioned enough food to cover the needs of more than 400,000 people in Rakhine State and neighbouring areas for one month. In Bangladesh, WFP fortified biscuits and 230 mt of food stock are ready to be dispatched if needed in and around the camps for the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. “We are preparing for the worst, while hoping for the best.

The centre piece of the exhibition is a giant tapestry illustrating the driving factors that force vulnerable families from Central America to migrate, and the costs associated with their journeys.

“The Republic of Korea is a great example of how a country can go from receiving aid to a generous donor,” said Cindy McCain, WFP Executive Director.

Through this contribution WFP will reach up to 150,000 people entering Egypt at the borders with ready- to-eat food packages over a period of three months.

Like most of the people fleeing the fighting in Sudan, Safa is dealing with trauma. After living without water and electricity for days after the breakout of conflict in the country on 15 April, her family woke up to the sound of explosions.

During the visit, he will discuss how food security and nutrition can be addressed through shared investments in agriculture and water management, nutrition-sensitive value chains and human capital development. He will meet with the country’s top food security and nutrition advocates, including the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste H.E. Jose Ramos Horta and Vice Prime Minister, H.E. Mr.