Famine confirmed in Sudan’s North Darfur, confirming UN agencies worst fears
Stories & Blogs WFPAug 01, 2024(News )Situation in Zamzam camp - home to more than 400,000 displaced people – has passed famine thresholds, according to Famine Review Committee.
WFP Deputy Head visits communities on the frontlines of climate extremes in Somalia
Stories & Blogs WFPAug 01, 2024(News )Somalia's longest drought (2020-2023) ended with floods in November 2023. The floods – by some estimates the worst in decades – affected two million people and drove 750,000 people from their homes.
Implementation technicalities of international carbon trade largely unresolved at the 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference
Stories & Blogs ECAJun 19, 2024(Story )As interest in carbon markets in Africa continue to rise, the sixtieth session of the subsidiary bodies (SB60) of the UNFCCC failed to reach agreement on all technicalities related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, demonstrating t
WFP and African Development Bank project boosts wheat production in war-torn Sudan, amid soaring hunger
Stories & Blogs WFPJun 12, 2024(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced today that the AfDB-financed Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project had increased wheat production in the country by up to 70% in targeted project locations
Devastating drought and floods in Southern Africa: WFP Chief calls for global action as millions face food insecurity
Stories & Blogs WFPMay 22, 2024(News )Millions of people are facing food insecurity due to El Niño-fueled drought and floods in Southern Africa, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain warned during a visit to Zambia, at the epicenter of the crisis.
WFP welcomes UK Government's £3 million contribution towards Malawi’s El Niño Appeal
Stories & Blogs WFPMay 16, 2024(News )The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a generous contribution of £3 million (USD 3.7 million) from the United Kingdom to the El Niño response appeal in Malawi.
In Southern Africa, El Niño drought leaves a trail of scorched harvests and hunger
Stories & Blogs WFPMay 15, 2024(Story )World Food Programme calls for urgent funds to respond after Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe declare national emergencies sparked by the natural weather phenomenon
Carbon tax on fossils fuels, marine and aviation transport could generate additional development financing for Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport, and aviation could generate additional funds to support the Africa energy transition, says Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of ECA
Placing Farmers at the Core of Development Efforts is important to Achieve Food Security
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )As Africa races against time to meet the SDGs, the continent faces formidable challenges aggravated by climate change, inflation, and regional conflicts.
Hunger and malnutrition surging across West and Central Africa, says report
Stories & Blogs WFPApr 12, 2024(Story )Violence, economic turmoil, climate change and shrinking humanitarian assistance among factors propelling food insecurity