Special Interest: Food Security
Sudan’s war, which has claimed thousands of lives, forced millions from their homes, and sparked economic turmoil across the region, is deepening the hunger crisis warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as the conflict approaches its one-year mark.
Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis.
Carl Skau, WFP Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, speaks at the Security Council Session on the hunger crisis in Sudan and its regional impacts.
Matthew Hollingworth, WFP country director ad interim, on the horrific hunger numbers published today that show famine is imminent in northern Gaza.
Famine is imminent in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and the entire population of Gaza is facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse, according to the new IPC report released today.
Investing in gender equality and women’s empowerment is an incredibly smart investment to generate economic growth, food security, income opportunities and better lives, particularly in rural areas where most of the world’s poorest live.
WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau addressed the United Nations Security Council on February 27 on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
With $500,000 from Citi Foundation, WFP is ramping up a ground-breaking initiative that seeks to strengthen resilience to climate crises and boost financial inclusion for 17,200 small-scale farmers in Zambia over the next two years.
Since late 2023, WFP has activated more robust delivery mechanisms for its operations in Ethiopia, a significant step in assuring the delivery of critical food assistance to the hungriest populations affected by drought, flooding and conflict.
WFP urgently calls on Sudan’s warring parties to provide immediate guarantees for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian food assistance to conflict-hit parts of Sudan.
Withdrawing funds from UNRWA is perilous and would result in the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, with far-reaching humanitarian and human rights consequences.
With the first month of 2024 coming to a close, I want to take this moment to reaffirm my commitment to the people of Gaza, and to people in conflict zones facing hunger around the world.