A critical forecast built on eroding data Earlier this year, the Global Report on Food Crises, which tracks Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessments globally, confirmed famine (IPC Phase 5) …
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Global Affairs
Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNEW YORK/PORT SUDAN, 15 May 2026 – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today that nearly 19.5 million people – two out of …
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Global Affairs
KSrelief contribution to WFP strengthens food security and livelihoods in Yemen
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauADEN, Yemen – As more than 17 million people across Yemen faced hunger in 2025, a US$25 million contribution from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) enabled …
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Health
Cambodia, Japan and WFP launch fortified rice initiative to improve nutrition of factory workers
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauPHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia and with financial support from the Government of Japan, today launched …
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Economy & Development
WFP and ADB Forge Strategic Partnership to Transform Food Systems in Asia-Pacific
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a landmark Cooperation Arrangement at the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026, committing …
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Global Affairs
WFP delivers lifesaving assistance to families caught in conflict in Afghanistan
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauKABUL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun to rapidly mobilize a large-scale emergency response for communities in Afghanistan impacted by the conflict with Pakistan and is adapting …
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Health
WFP and Koica launch USD 10 Million “Sow and Grow” project, in partnership with the Government to boost maternal and child nutrition in Sri Lanka
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a five-year “Sow and Grow” project, supported by USD 10 million from the Korea International Cooperation Agency …
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Global Affairs
WFP and the EU support Moldova’s refugee response with vital food and cash assistance and national system strengthening
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauChisinau, Moldova – Over four years of humanitarian assistance in the Republic of Moldova, the World Food Programme (WFP), with funding from the European Union (EU), has played a pivotal …
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World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain announces plans to step down to focus on her health
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauExecutive Director McCain, who suffered a mild stroke in October 2025, returned in early January to the organization’s headquarters in Rome, Italy to resume her duties. She wasted no time …
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Economy & Development
WFP and the EU support Moldova’s refugee response with vital food and cash assistance and national system strengthening
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauChisinau, Moldova – Over four years of humanitarian assistance in the Republic of Moldova, the World Food Programme (WFP), with funding from the European Union (EU), has played a pivotal …