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| 27-Oct-2023 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (WFP) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 27-Oct-2023 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (WFP) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 27-Oct-2023 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (WFP) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 15-Oct-2023 | MEDICAL SUPPORT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WHO) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 15-Oct-2023 | MEDICAL SUPPORT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WHO) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 15-Oct-2023 | MEDICAL SUPPORT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WHO) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 15-Oct-2023 | MEDICAL SUPPORT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WHO) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 15-Oct-2023 | MEDICAL SUPPORT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WHO) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 15-Oct-2023 | MEDICAL SUPPORT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WHO) |

Peru Peru
| 14-Feb-2023 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (WFP) |

sy Syria
| 08-Nov-2022 | DROUGHT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

sy Syria
| 08-Nov-2022 | DROUGHT | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

Cape Verde Cape Verde
| 25-Jun-2022 | COMPLEX EMERGENCIES | ALERT a | Agency: (WHO) |

Cape Verde Cape Verde
| 25-Jun-2022 | COMPLEX EMERGENCIES | ALERT a | Agency: (WHO) |

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| 14-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (IFRC) |

Ukraine Ukraine
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| 26-Mar-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: Razom |

Ukraine Ukraine
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| 19-Mar-2022 | FRESH WATER | ONGOING gg | Agency: (UNICEF) |

Ukraine Ukraine
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| 19-Mar-2022 | FRESH WATER | ONGOING gg | Agency: (UNICEF) |

congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
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| 14-Nov-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
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| 14-Nov-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
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| 14-Nov-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
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| 14-Nov-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

ssd South Sudan
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| 07-Jun-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IFRC) |

hh Palestinian Territories
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| 19-May-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: OXFAM |

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Burkino faso Food Insecurity
| 07-Apr-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (OCHA) |

congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
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| 06-Apr-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

Mozambique Mozambique
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| 31-Mar-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

Mozambique Mozambique
2
| 31-Mar-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

Mozambique Mozambique
22
| 31-Mar-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

Mozambique Mozambique
2
| 31-Mar-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

Mozambique Mozambique
2
| 31-Mar-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

Lebanon Lebanon
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| 30-Dec-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: USAID CIDI |

ymn Yemen
Amal Hussein, 7, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, is weighed at a Yemeni health center in August. (AP File Photo/Hammadi Issa)
| 12-Dec-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |


 

Food security, as defined by the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.

Country Description Events Persons
hh Palestinian Territories
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Gazza Rocked by starvation due to Fuel blockade by Israel
In a dire situation, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza face worsening conditions as severe fuel shortages threaten to disrupt vital humanitarian operations, including… Full Story

| 27-Oct-2023 | FOOD SECURITY, MEDICAL SUPPORT, FRESH WATER | ALERT a | Agency: (WFP) |

630,000
hh Palestinian Territories
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Lifesaving WHO health supplies land in Egypt for people-in-need in Gaza
14 October 2023, Cairo, Egypt – A plane carrying 78 cubic metres of health supplies from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai has landed in Al-Arish airport in Egypt. The supplies will be… Full Story

| 15-Oct-2023 | MEDICAL SUPPORT, FOOD SECURITY, FRESH WATER | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WHO) |

300,000
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Humanitarian Helicopter Targeted by Gunfire, Disrupting Critical Aid Deliveries to Blockaded Town
In a distressing incident on August 10, a humanitarian heavy load helicopter became the target of gunfire while en route to the besieged town of Djibo, a vital destination for the… Full Story

| 15-Aug-2023 | FOOD SECURITY, COMPLEX EMERGENCIES | ONGOING gg | Agency: (DG ECHO) |

300,000
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Ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) has left over a million children in danger.
In the Central African Republic (CAR), an ongoing conflict has resulted in a dire situation for over a million children. The country has been grappling with armed conflict and… Full Story

| 11-Jul-2023 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: WAR CHILD |

1,000,000
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Burkina Faso Tops List as World's Most Neglected Displacement Crisis, Reports Say
Burkina Faso has emerged as the world's most neglected displacement crisis, according to the annual report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on June 1st. The report… Full Story

| 05-Jun-2023 | FOOD SECURITY, (IDP ) - ALERT | ALERT a | Agency: (OCHA) |

42,000
bb Burkina Faso
Attacks by Armed Groups Claim Over 70 Lives, Trigger Displacement, and Threaten Food Security in Burkina Faso
Between May 15 and 21, non-state armed groups launched a series of attacks in Burkina Faso, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 70 lives. These attacks targeted the… Full Story

| 25-May-2023 | COMPLEX EMERGENCIES, (IDP ) - ALERT, FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (DG ECHO) |

7,000
congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
OCHA-Led Interagency Mission Departs Goma for Rutshuru Amid Heightened Insecurity
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - After months of restricted access due to escalating insecurity, an interagency mission led by the United Nations Office for the Coordination… Full Story

| 20-May-2023 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (OCHA) |

90,000
Peru Peru
Peru's Food Security Emergency
At the end of January, the Peruvian authorities declared a food security emergency in the capital city, Lima. The declaration came in response to ongoing road blockades throughout… Full Story

| 14-Feb-2023 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (WFP) |

6,800,000
Ukraine Ukraine
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Ukraine: UN aid reaches Soledar area as IAEA boosts safety measures at nuclear sites
The United Nations has sent an aid convoy to the vicinity of the eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, which has been heavily affected by the ongoing conflict and Russian invasion.… Full Story

| 21-Jan-2023 | HAZZARDOUS MATERIAL, FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: IAEA |

800
ymn Yemen
Yemen - 17 Million Exposed To high Levels of Food Poverty and Insecurity
On 16 November, an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) projection update for the period October – December 2022 was published for Yemen. The new figures indicate… Full Story

| 17-Nov-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

17,000,000
sy Syria
Syria - severe drought and food insecurity
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) seasonal outlook for Syria reports that the severe and long-term drought is persisting. The continuing unusual dry conditions have led… Full Story

| 08-Nov-2022 | DROUGHT, FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

13,900,000
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Increasing food Insecurity Continues to Affect Haiti
Haiti is an extremely fragile state, vulnerable to natural and man-made hazards. It is also the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, with almost 77% of its citizens… Full Story

| 05-Sep-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (DG ECHO) |

4,400,000
Djibouti flag Djibouti
Serious escalation in the number of acutely food insecure people in Djibouti reported by IFRC
IPC projections for July to December 2022 indicate an increase in the number of acutely food insecure people likely reaching 192,168 people, representing 16% of analyzed… Full Story

| 26-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: Djibouti IFRC |

192,168
mali flag Mali
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Growing Food Security issues in Mali
Mali is a Sahelian country, whose economy depends largely on the agricultural sector, which itself is dependent on climatic hazards with recurrent droughts since the 1970s, floods… Full Story

| 25-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: Mali Red Cross Society |

1,841,067
Cape Verde Cape Verde
Cape verde Government Declares Emergency
Already severely affected by Covid-19 and drought, compounded with the effects of the war in Ukraine, Cabo Verde is struggling with a deteriorating socio-economic crisis. On 20… Full Story

| 25-Jun-2022 | COMPLEX EMERGENCIES, FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (WHO) |

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Mozambique Mozambique
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World Food Proigram Appeals for support to feed 940000 In Need
World Food Programme (WFP) urgently needs USD 86 million to feed at least 940,000 people over a six-month period. WFP is currently distributing half rations, funding shortfalls… Full Story

| 20-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (DG ECHO) |

940,000
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Acute food insecurity (DG ECHO, IFRC)
On 7 June, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) has launched an appeal to intervene in the Yagha Province of Burkina Faso which has seen significant deterioration… Full Story

| 14-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (IFRC) |

4,200
chad Chad
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STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED OVER FOOD INSECURITY
On 1 June, the Government of Chad issued a decree declaring a food and nutrition emergency, in light of the country s severe current food insecurity and malnutrition situation. At… Full Story

| 10-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: The (UN) |

2,100,000
chad Chad
chad
Chadian Government Declare A State of Emergency
A Declaration of Emergency was issued on 1 June by the Government of Chad. This decree comes in light of the current serious food insecurity and malnutrition situation, which will… Full Story

| 02-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (DG ECHO) |

2,100,000
Uganda Uganda
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Karamoja subregion - Acute food insecurity and malnutrition
The last Acute Food Insecurity Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) revealed that approximately 518,000 people are in urgent need of food assistance in Karamoja (northeast Uganda… Full Story

| 02-Jun-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (DG ECHO) |

609,600
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Complex inter-community Violence leads To Food Insecurity and Increases in COVID19 Infections
Burkina Faso is currently experiencing a multi-faceted crisis characterised by armed conflicts and inter-community violence, leading to the desertion of arable land and a large… Full Story

| 24-May-2022 | COMPLEX EMERGENCIES, FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IFRC) |

3,453,510
cam Cameroon
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US$376M REQUIRED TO ASSIST 2.6M PEOPLE IN URGENT NEED OF ASSISTANCE
On 14 April, the United Nations and the government of Cameroon jointly launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Cameroon, which will require US$376 million to assist 2.6… Full Story

| 24-Apr-2022 | DISPLACED - IDP, FOOD SECURITY, WATER: SANITATION, Fund Raising | ONGOING gg | Agency: (UNHCR) |

2,600,000
nigeria Nigeria
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US $351 MILLION IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO PROVIDE FOOD AID TO 4.1 MILLION PEOPLE
According to the Cadre Harmonisé, about 4.1 million people across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states, in the north-east, risk facing acute food shortages during the upcoming… Full Story

| 21-Apr-2022 | Fund Raising, FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (OCHA) |

4,100,000
Ukraine Ukraine
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DELIVERY OF AID & SUPPLIES TO CITIES ACROSS UKRAINE
Razom Emergency Response project continues to grow and develop at an incredible speed thanks to the support of our donors and dedicated volunteer network in the US and Ukraine.… Full Story

| 26-Mar-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: Razom |

100,000
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Economic Crisis Resulting in an Acute Shortages of Essential Supplies Grips Sri Lanka
With Sri Lanka’s economic crisis resulting in an acute shortage of essential supplies like food, medicine, milk powder, cooking gas and fuel, on 22 March, 16 Sri Lankan nationals… Full Story

| 25-Mar-2022 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (DG ECHO) |

2,000
Ukraine Ukraine
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Russia's war on Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has been ravaging for over 3 weeks and the humanitarian needs are increasing exponentially. According to new estimates from IOM, around 14.7% of Ukrainian… Full Story

| 19-Mar-2022 | FRESH WATER, FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (UNICEF) |

6,480,000
Ukraine Ukraine
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ICRC Scales up its response by the hour to Meet Ukrainians desperate Need Of Support
In just two weeks, homes have been reduced to rubble. Families are huddled underground for hours on end to seek refuge from fighting. Hundreds of thousands of people have no food… Full Story

| 10-Mar-2022 | FOOD SECURITY, WATER: SANITATION, Aid Convoy Attacked | ONGOING gg | Agency: (ICRC) |

11,000
hh Poland
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WCK is serving thousands of fresh meals to Ukrainian families
WCK is serving thousands of fresh meals to Ukrainian families fleeing home as well as those who remain in the country. On February 24, Russia launched a large-scale military… Full Story

| 03-Mar-2022 | FOOD SECURITY, (IDP ) - ALERT | ONGOING gg | Agency: World Central Kitchen (WCK) |

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ymn Yemen
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Funding Shortages Affects Desperately needed Food Supplies in Yemen
On 22 December, WFP warned that they are running out of resources to provide food assistance to its 13 million beneficiaries in Yemen. If no funding is mobilised soon, 8 million… Full Story

| 23-Dec-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

13,000,000
congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Food insecurity (IPC)
According to the latest IPC (Integrated food security Phase Classification) published on 10 November, 27 million people in DRC are experiencing high levels of food insecurity… Full Story

| 14-Nov-2021 | FOOD SECURITY, COVID19 | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

27,000,000
et Ethiopia
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5.5 million people are facing acute food insecurity in Tigray and Surrounding Localities
is estimated that 5.5 million people are facing acute food insecurity in Tigray and the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara, in Ethiopia, with 353,000 people in Catastrophic… Full Story

| 21-Aug-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

2,500,000
Venezuela Venezuela
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First WFP food supplies for vulnerable school children arrive in Venezuela
First WFP food supplies for vulnerable school children arrive in Venezuela © WFP/Alexis Masciarelli CARACAS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has moved its first… Full Story

| 02-Jul-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

185,000
nigeria Nigeria
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OVER 64,000 PEOPLE REACHED WITH FOOD AND NUTRITION AID IN PULKA
Aid partners distributed food and condiment rations to some 64,442 people across camps and host communities in Pulka town, in Gwoza local government area of northeastern Borno… Full Story

| 17-Jun-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (OCHA) |

64,000
ssd South Sudan
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Starvation Affects 60 per cent of the population
The food security situation in South Sudan has reached crisis levels and there is need for scaled up actions. According to its Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)… Full Story

| 07-Jun-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IFRC) |

7,200,000
hh Palestinian Territories
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Nearly half a million people out of reach in Gaza - Oxfam
A distressed father carries his wounded daughter from the rubble of a destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Sunday © Haitham Imad/EPA/Shutterstock Oxfam warned… Full Story

| 19-May-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: OXFAM |

450,000
chad Chad
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MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO BE FOOD INSECURE
Figures of the Cadre Harmonisé (CH), which is a regional analysis framework identifying populations affected by food crises, indicated that the number of food insecure people in… Full Story

| 02-May-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | CLOSED s | Agency: (OCHA) |

5,000,000
kk Myanmar (Burma)
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WFP step up operations in response to fast rising hunger in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is to mount a new food assistance operation, targeting up to 2 million vulnerable people in the poor townships in… Full Story

| 22-Apr-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

3,300,000
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Burkino faso Food Insecurity
2.8 Million Face Food Insecurity
About 2.8 million people are expected to face high levels of food insecurity during the lean season, from June to September, up from 2 million people currently facing hunger.… Full Story

| 07-Apr-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (OCHA) |

2,800,000
congo kin Congo - Kinshasa
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Hunger rates Spinning out of control in the DRC
WFP is providing life-saving food to 8.7 million people in DRC. In addition, WFP needs notably to be able to continue its work in the prevention and treatment of malnutrition,… Full Story

| 06-Apr-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

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Mozambique Mozambique
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WFP responds as attack on Palma displaces thousands
The World Food Programme (WFP) is working to assist more than 50,000 people affected by the deadly violence in Palma, a town in Mozambique's troubled Cabo Delgado region.  “It’s… Full Story

| 31-Mar-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

50,000
ymn Yemen
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Famine around the corner, says World Food Programme
A child at a WFP-supported clinic in Hajjah is diagnosed with moderate acute malnutrition. © WFP/Issa Al-Ragh High-level donor conference convened by UN hears millions are at… Full Story

| 02-Mar-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

8,000,000
mdg Madagascar
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Humanitarian crisis looms in Southern Madagascar as drought and pandemic double number of hungry people
Photo: WFP/Tsiory Andriantsoarana ANTANANARIVO – Three consecutive years of drought coupled with a sharp recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a third of the… Full Story

| 12-Jan-2021 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

150,000
et Ethiopia
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Action Against Desertification
An estimated 92 000 hectares of forests and woodlands, as well as 2 billion metric tons of fertile soil are lost every year in Ethiopia due to improper land use, poor land… Full Story

| 30-Dec-2020 | DROUGHT, FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (FAO) |

250,000
Lebanon Lebanon
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U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE FOOD SECURITY
In FY 2020, USAID/BHA supported WFP to reach 295,000 Syrian refugees and 9,600 refugees of other nationalities through cash transfers for food and food vouchers, allowing… Full Story

| 30-Dec-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: USAID CIDI |

300,000
Mozambique Mozambique
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Malnutrition and deadly diseases threaten 250,000 displaced children in Cabo Delgado province as the rainy season starts
Approximately 250,000 children have been displaced by the escalating crisis in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado and are now at risk of deadly diseases as the rainy… Full Story

| 23-Dec-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | ALERT a | Agency: (UNICEF) |

250,000
kenya flag Kenya
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WFP warns of critical food shortages for refugees in Kenya
NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned more than 435,000 refugees in Kenya faced imminent food shortages unless new funds are swiftly received. WFP… Full Story

| 17-Dec-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | IN USE | Agency: (WFP) |

400,000
ymn Yemen
Amal Hussein, 7, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, is weighed at a Yemeni health center in August. (AP File Photo/Hammadi Issa)
World Food Programme WFP Yemen Situation Report
Amal Hussein, 7, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, is weighed at a Yemeni health center in August. (AP File Photo/Hammadi Issa) Even before fighting broke out in early 2015,… Full Story

| 12-Dec-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

8,300,000
et Ethiopia
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Over 8.6 million people in seven regions of Ethiopia face high levels of acute food insecurity
In the analysis period of October to December 2020, about 8.6 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). The Meher analysis covers 17… Full Story

| 11-Dec-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (IPC) |

8,600,000
iraq Iraq
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WFP expands its work in support of vulnerable people in the south of Iraq
BAGHDAD – Responding to rising humanitarian needs in southern Iraq, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has expanded its activities in the region to support an… Full Story

| 12-Oct-2020 | FOOD SECURITY | ONGOING gg | Agency: (WFP) |

107,000

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