WFP has been forced to temporarily suspend food assistance in some parts of Gezira State, as fighting spreads south and east of Sudan’s capital Khartoum.
On Wednesday, a 46-truck convoy, organized by WFP and JHCO carried more than 1,650,000 pounds of lifesaving food into Gaza, marking the first time a direct aid convoy from Jordan has reached the Gaza Strip since the upsurge in hostilities began on October 7.
Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic hunger conditions by next year’s lean season if WFP is unable to expand access and regularly deliver food assistance to people trapped in conflict hotspots.
WFP staff work resolutely every day to prevent starvation among Gazans, despite the fear for their lives and the many challenges.
Devastating floods threaten to worsen hunger across Eastern Africa as heavy rains lash a region that less than a year ago was in the grips of drought, warns WFP.
WFP announces the pause of General Food Distributions in areas of Yemen under the Sana’a Based Authorities’ (SBA) control, driven by limited funding and the absence of an agreement with the authorities.
Last week’s temporary pause in hostilities between Hamas and Israel played a significant role in WFP’s ability to deliver much needed food to more than 120,000 human beings and facilitated the entry of 7.6 metric tons of humanitarian assistance.
The donation will fund 820 metric tons of food parcels that could feed more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks.
WFP is at COP28 to call for urgent climate action to protect those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
WFP delivered desperately needed food to more than 120,000 people in Gaza during the initial pause in fighting but has reiterated that the supplies it was able to provide were woefully inadequate to address the level of hunger seen by staff in the UN shelters and communities.
