Around 186.5 million people – 39.4 per cent of the population – faced moderate or severe food insecurity Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023, according to a UN report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the[Read More…]
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JBS and Nigeria sign agreement to invest in food security
A $2.5 billion 5-year investment plan includes the construction of 6 factories and collaboration with the Nigerian government to promote local production JBS, one of the largest food companies in the world, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government to invest in the development of sustainable production chains[Read More…]
Philippines’ Globe partners with United Nations World Food Programme
The partnership opens Globe’s Hapag Movement to international donors, building on the initiative’s momentum over the last two years Globe, a top telco and digital solutions provider in the Philippines has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bring its hunger alleviation program, Hapag Movement, to the international[Read More…]
Japan provides food assistance to earthquake-affected people in Afghanistan
WFP has reached nearly 70,000 people with emergency food assistance The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a $1 million contribution from Japan to provide emergency food assistance in the earthquake-affected Herat Province in the west of Afghanistan. This vital aid will help support nearly 33,000 thousand people affected[Read More…]
Bangladesh enters into Global School Meals Coalition program with WFP
The new school feeding programme aims to reach 3.5 million students in 20,000 government primary schools over the next three years The government of Bangladesh has joined a Global School Meals Coalition and promoting child education and nutrition in the country with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The[Read More…]
FAO at the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment
The stage is set in Rome for the three-day high-level meeting aimed to advance agrifood systems transformation Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the[Read More…]
WFP received EUR 7.2 million in funding from the European Union (EU) it helps crisis-affected people in Burkina Faso
Funding helped WFP to supply over 750,000 people in Burkina Faso with life-saving food assistance as humanitarian needs have continued to rise due to insecurity, the impact of climate change, and rising food prices. “The 2022 lean season in Burkina Faso was the worst of the last decade and it[Read More…]
