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
Worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid persistent conflict and economic turmoil
Stories & Blogs WFPApr 12, 2024(News )DAKAR – 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 released by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drough
WFP races to preposition food in eastern Chad as funding crunch and looming rains threaten aid to Sudanese refugees
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 12, 2024(News )N’DJAMENA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today warning that life-saving programmes in Chad will grind to a halt in a matter of weeks without urgent funding.
IFAD and partners to build resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change impacts in seven Sahelian Countries
Stories & Blogs IFADMar 07, 2024(News )The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched the Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme (AICRM).
Sudan’s war risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, warns WFP Chief
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 06, 2024(News )JUBA – Sudan’s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world’s largest displacement crisis.
In war-torn Sudan, hunger mounts and hopes wane
Stories & Blogs WFPFeb 07, 2024(Story )Millions of people have received WFP's assistance, but access and other constraints mean it reaches only a fraction of the neediest
Call to innovators to join innovation challenge on AI for climate resilience in rural areas
Stories & Blogs IFADOct 05, 2023(News )Moonshots for Development (M4D), the alliance of innovation labs and venture arms of several multilateral development banks, launched the groundbreaking AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas Innovation Challenge
IFAD President at UNGA: “The climate crisis hinders efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty”.
Stories & Blogs IFADSep 18, 2023(News )“The climate crisis hinders our efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty. The growing global population is dependent on a diet that places significant pressure on increasingly scarce land and water resources. This exacerbates inequalities and social unrest
Libya floods: WFP supporting rollout of food assistance to families in wake of storm.
Stories & Blogs WFPSep 15, 2023(Story )Relief efforts are under way as human cost of extreme-weather tragedy unfolds.
North Africa is struggling to cope. The terrible events of this week will become all too familiar unless we invest in resilience
Stories & Blogs IFADSep 15, 2023(Blog )The true impact of the earthquake is yet to be determined as roads are opened and aid slowly trickles in. Hopes of finding survivors are slim, while those who made it through the initial disaster now face a host of new challenges.