Millions risk losing access to humanitarian food assistance amid funding slowdown in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )Half the population of South Sudan – 7.7 million people – are facing severe hunger.
Emergency food assistance grinds to a halt in Nigeria amid surging insecurity and record hunger
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.
From Uganda to Angola, Africa’s refugees face soaring hunger, shrinking aid.
Stories & Blogs WFP (Stories )A funding shortfall is forcing WFP and other humanitarian organizations to cut assistance to some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Press Release )Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN Women calls for urgent, sustained investment to close the gap and deliver on equality commitments.
Fifteen Years, Fifteen Facts: Challenges and solutions for gender equality
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (News )UN Women marks its 15th anniversary by calling for bold action and push forward for gender equality.
For ALL Women and Girls: Saron Mesele on bridging the digital gender gap.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Interview )#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
WFP expands footprint in Khartoum as families starts to return to devastated capital.
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )The needs are immense. We saw widespread destruction, limited access to water, healthcare, and electricity, and a cholera outbreak.
Humanitarian funding cuts threaten women’s rights: What’s at stake and how to help.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )UN Women’s latest research shows that half of women’s rights and women-led organizations in countries affected by humanitarian crisis may shut down within six months due to global funding cuts, with catastrophic impact on women and families in most need.