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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.