World Food Programme

According to the assessment, the number of people experiencing a hunger crisis rose by 45% to 25.6 million, or more than half the population, in the lean season lasting to September, when less harvested food is available.

The World Food Programme has warned that a massive public health crisis is looming in Gaza due to the lack of clean water, food and medical supplies.

The conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has also led to worsening hunger, with some people eating soil or leaves as famine looms.

ACF sounded an alert over the 480,000 cases of severe child malnutrition expected in the year to September 2024.

The UN agency reported on Friday that 37 trucks carrying 1,300 tons of supplies crossed last week into West Darfur from Adre in Chad

Sudan's vast western region was still reeling from the carnage of 2003 when a new war broke out last April between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Kenya's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has issued a stark warning: climate change directly threatens food and nutrition security, particularly in the vulnerable Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs).

The World Food Programme (WFP) has vehemently condemned the looting of essential food supplies from its warehouse in Sudan's Al-Jazira state, an incident that unfolded when members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) forcibly entered the WFP warehouse and office.

The ongoing fighting has made it extremely challenging for humanitarian agencies to safely deliver assistance.

A beacon of hope shone today in Nairobi as Asal counties joined hands with the World Food Programme (WFP) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This strategic alliance aims to bolster food security and humanitarian relief efforts in these drought-stricken regions, often battered by El Niño floods.

The UN agency said the aid was intended only for the country's almost 900,000 refugees living in camps.