Perfect and her sister were twelve and fourteen when both their parents were killed during the civil war in Burundi. A local pastor took them to the Malawi border and left them in the hands of the UN...
FAO report cites 41 countries needing external assistance for food Dry weather and protracted conflicts are primary drivers 19 September 2019, Rome - Some 41 countries continue to be in need of...
In August 2019, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of China signed three agreements on post disaster recovery and reconstruction assistance after Cyclone Idai caused...
As Jim Cornelius drove through southern Malawi, weaving down sandy roads and looking out at fields covered in dried-up soil, it was hard to believe that just six months ago the same land was...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is stepping up its support to help Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to rebuild lives and fast track early recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction...
Nairobi, 16 September 2019 - The impacts of climate change such as floods, landslides and extreme heat disproportionately affect the urban poor. This is because these communities often live in...
BEIRA (September 12, 2019) - A combination of natural disasters made worse by climate change, funding shortfalls and weak economies across southern Africa has increased food insecurity by 28 percent,...
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO CONFLICT AND DISASTERS IN FIRST HALF OF 2019 Geneva, 12 September 2019 - More than 10 million new internal displacements were recorded between...
The Regional Supply and Market Outlook report provides a summary of regional staple food availability, surpluses and deficits during the current marketing year, projected price behavior, implications...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative (R4) is a strategic partnership between Oxfam America (OA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). R4 was initiated in 2011 to respond...