This is a transcription of what was said by Matthew Hollingworth, WFP’s assistant executive director for programme operations.
Refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan face severe hunger as funding shortfalls threaten critical food and nutrition assistance.
Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world.
UNHCR and WFP warn that funding shortfalls could cut lifesaving food and nutrition assistance for 650,000+ refugees and asylum seekers.
WFP is urgently scaling up food assistance, logistics, telecommunications and air services in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Ebola has evolved from a localized health emergency into the fastest-spreading outbreak on record.
WFP warns of rising hunger and displacement in El Obeid, Sudan, as growing needs threaten recent gains in famine prevention efforts.
This was originally posted on wfp.org CAIRO, Egypt – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of over USD 24 million
WFP warns conflict is driving hunger in northern Nigeria to near decade-high levels as the country’s food crisis worsens.
WFP scales up food aid, logistics and telecom support in eastern DRC as Ebola spreads amid conflict, displacement and severe hunger.
WFP warns escalating violence in Sudan’s El Obeid could trigger displacement and worsen the country’s already catastrophic hunger crisis.
