Hunger Could Double in East Africa and the Horn in Months as Coronavirus Spreads
May 19, 2020
The socio-economic impact of coronavirus in East Africa and the Horn could kill more people than the pandemic itself.
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Location: Africa
Accra Launches Regional COVID-19 Response Hub to Maintain Life-Saving Operations in Africa as Coronavirus Spreads
May 18, 2020
It’s part of a global hub-and-spokes flight system for medical and humanitarian supplies, transporting health workers to the front lines of the pandemic.
COVID-19: Humanitarian Air Deliveries to Africa Ramped up With Dispatch From UN’s New Cargo Hub in Belgium
May 1, 2020
With air travel at a standstill, how do frontline responders get the supplies they need? WFP’s new network of logistic hubs will bridge the gap.
This Is How Humanitarian Telecoms Hubs Are Racing to Beat COVID-19
April 30, 2020
Information is one of the most important weapons in a pandemic. Here’s how WFP tech hubs are scaling up to help.
As Zimbabweans Go Hungry, Here’s How Coronavirus Is Making Everything Even Worse – Especially for Women and Girls
April 24, 2020
A single mother in Zimbabwe struggles under the threat of coronavirus: her crops are failing, her children are out of school and food is increasingly scarce. Here’s how WFP is helping.
UN Humanitarian Agencies Appeal for $15 Million for Joint COVID-19 Response for Sahrawi Refugees in Algeria
April 23, 2020
Coronavirus has exacerbated the lives of refugees who’ve been living in the Sahara Desert for the past 45 years. Here’s our appeal, and how we plan to help.
First UN Solidarity Flight Departs Addis Ababa Carrying Vital COVID-19 Medical Supplies to All African Nations
April 14, 2020
The Government of Ethiopia and WFP opened a new hub inside Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport from which COVID-19 supplies, equipment and humanitarian workers will be transported by air across Ethiopia and Africa.
WFP Launches Ethiopian Government-Supported Air Hub for COVID-19 Response
April 14, 2020
The first United Nations “Solidarity Flight” is scheduled to leave Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today – from there, the aircraft will transport the vital medical cargo to all countries in Africa, where supplies are desperately needed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Urgent International Support Needed to Prevent Millions of Desperate Zimbabweans Plunging Deeper Into Hunger
April 8, 2020
“The COVID pandemic risks even wider and deeper desperation,” said Eddie Rowe, WFP’s Country Director. “We must all do our utmost to prevent this tragedy turning into a catastrophe.”
Number of Hungry People Spikes in Central Sahel as COVID-19 Looms
April 2, 2020
“Our message to the world is clear: Look away now and the consequences will be no less than catastrophic,” says Chris Nikoi, WFP’s Regional Director for West Africa.
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