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.
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.
UN Environment Assembly advances collaborative action on triple planetary crisis
Stories & Blogs UNEPMar 01, 2024(Press Release )Member States delivering 15 resolutions aiming to boost multilateral efforts to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution.
At UNEA-6, Heads of State call for greater cooperation on the environment
Stories & Blogs UNEPFeb 29, 2024(Press Release )World leaders expressed determination to accelerate multilateral action on the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution.
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
Urgent action to cut methane emissions from fossil fuel operations essential to achieve global climate targets
Stories & Blogs UNEPOct 11, 2023(Story )Decisive, far-reaching efforts to cut methane emissions from fossil fuel production and use must go hand-in-hand with decarbonisation of our energy systems to limit global warming to 1.5 °C
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.
Africa Climate Week 2023: Charting a fresh course for climate action
Stories & Blogs UNEPSep 04, 2023(News )As the world grapples with the urgent challenges posed by climate change, ACW will address this pressing crisis through cooperation and forward-thinking initiatives to drive transformative change.