Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding.
WFP races to support new Congolese arrivals in Burundi as aid operations become stretched to the limit
Stories & Blogs WFP (WFP News )The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has rapidly mobilized additional assistance in Burundi to support the large influx of families fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Year of Impact: Eritrea’s Resident Coordinator on Turning Challenge into Change
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )One year can make an enormous difference. Having completed a year in the role of UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Eritrea, Nahla Valji reflects on the complex context of the country.
Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world's worst food crises according to new IPC data
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )2.5m more people have been pushed into acute food insecurity, as UN agencies grapple with increasing needs.
Impact of US funding cuts on the global AIDS response — 28 March 2025 update
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Countries are continuing to adapt to the recent cuts to US funding for the global HIV response. The impacts of HIV service disruptions are being more clearly understood as more granular information becomes available.
Heading home: DRC’s conflict-displaced face spiking hunger and smashed lives
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )As new findings show record-high hunger in Africa’s second-largest country, a severe funding crunch and insecurity hamper WFP’s efforts to reach tens of thousands of desperate people in the northeast
A Wake-up Call for Disability Inclusion: UN Deputy Chief's Message at the Global Disability Summit
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )When persons with disabilities can fully participate in society, societies are stronger.
When Does the Journey End: Supporting Sudan's displaced populations.
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )Arriving at a site for displaced people is often the beginning of the journey as well as the end.
Impact of recent U.S. shifts on the global HIV response.
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (News )The United States Government has recently issued an immediate pause on U.S. foreign assistance for assessment of programmatic efficiencies and consistency with United States foreign policy.