Tag: WFP
Arab Countries Condemn RSF Drone Strikes on Aid Convoy in Sudan
Arab countries condemned the recent attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy, as well as on civilian and medical facilities, which over the past three days have resulted in dozens of deaths in the Kordofan region of southern Sudan. These actions constitute a full-fledged war crime under […]
February 8, 2026
Republic of Korea donates 24,600 Tons of Rice to Cuba
The donation was formalized through the United Nations System in Cuba and is channeled through the World Food Programme (WFP).
December 25, 2025
WFP to Run Out of Food Aid for El-Fasher in 4 Months
The World Food Programme will be forced to slash food rations by up to 70 percent for besieged communities in Sudan, starting in January, as its resources are projected to run out in just four months amidst the world’s worst hunger crisis. The World Food Programme (WFP) will reduce food distribution rations in El-Fasher, North […]
December 13, 2025
Israel continues its siege of Gaza without allowing humanitarian aid to enter
Since the beginning of the cessation of hostilities on 10 October 2025, the Israeli authorities have prevented the entry of 76% of the agreed humanitarian aid
November 12, 2025
UN urges Gaza borders to be opened in the face of risk of mass famine
Since the ceasefire came into force on 10 October, Israel has allowed 3,230 trucks with supplies to enter, far less than the 13,333 vehicles envisaged in the announced humanitarian assistance plan.
November 5, 2025
UN warns of crisis in Sudan affecting 30 million people
The civil war that has been raging in the African country since April 2023 has caused more than 9.6 million people to be displaced and essential services to be destroyed.
October 23, 2025
Funding Cuts Push Nigeria to the Brink of a Major Hunger Emergency
As U.S. and Western funding declines, aid agencies warn of a worsening hunger crisis in northern Nigeria, where millions rely on shrinking humanitarian assistance.
October 21, 2025
WFP Warns of Looming Hunger Catastrophe in West Africa Amid $620 Million Funding Gap
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent appeal for $620 million to prevent the suspension of food and nutrition assistance to more than two million people across Nigeria and the Central Sahel region, including Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, and Mauritania, beginning next month. The funding crisis comes as the region […]
July 28, 2025
WFP Airdrops Emergency Food in South Sudan as Famine Threatens Upper Nile
The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun airdropping emergency food aid to thousands of families in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, where escalating conflict has displaced communities and pushed over . This marks the first humanitarian access in over four months to the remote counties of Nasir and Ulang, which are only reachable by air […]
July 7, 2025
UN Warns of Escalating Hunger in 13 Global Hotspots, Five at Risk of Famine
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of increasing hunger in 13 hotspots around the world, with 5 of them facing an immediate risk of starvation and death in the coming months. A latest Hunger Hotspots report released Monday by the WFP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that urgent […]