Sudanese aid worker: “It feels like someone turned off the light on us”
Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 29, 2025(News )When the world stops looking, we stop living,” Mokhtar said.
Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 07, 2025(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 welcomes contribution from Japan to save lives in war-torn Sudan.
Stories & Blogs WFPFeb 13, 2025(News )WFP welcomes a contribution of JPY 150 million (approx. US $1 million) from the Government of Japan for its operations in Sudan.
Mozambique: Rebuilding lives in Cabo Delgado
Stories & Blogs OCHANov 22, 2024(News )The impact of the seven-year conflict in Cabo Delgado remains profound, affecting internally displaced people, host communities and returnees.
No relief from food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as a quarter of the population continue to face hunger
Stories & Blogs WFPNov 21, 2024(News )There are 25.6 million people who continue to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report.
WFP responds to devastating floods in Mali that have affected 350,000 people.
Stories & Blogs WFPOct 29, 2024(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its lifesaving response to people affected by the devastating floods in Mali.
WFP reaches one million crisis-affected people with life-saving assistance in Burkina Faso thanks to USAID support.
Stories & Blogs WFPOct 22, 2024(News )Amidst a complex humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, a US$ 124 million contribution from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) in 2024 enabled the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reach over one million crisis-affected people in Burkin
Displaced by floods: Confronting a crisis in Mali
Stories & Blogs OCHAAug 05, 2024(News )"We couldn't take anything with us,” said Bekaye Djiré, standing on what remains of the home he shared with his brothers, sisters-in-law and their children. Everything they owned was destroyed following torrential rains in Mali’s Ségou Region.
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 and EU mark first year of multi-annual partnership in support of Sahrawi Refugees
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 31, 2024(News )This month, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) mark one year of the multi-annual partnership between the two organisations that helped WFP provide monthly food assistance to those most vulnerable Sahrawi refugees in