Colombo, 28 September 2022 – The United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain concluded a two-day official visit to the North Western and Central...
Today, the EU released €1.5 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the ongoing socio-economic crisis affecting millions of people in Sri Lanka. The new EU funding will mainly focus on multipurpose...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT • Economic crisis causes sharp drop in agricultural production in 2022 • Cereal import requirements in 2022 estimated above five-year average • Prices of cereals and imported...
In Numbers 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 73,700 people reached by WFP for the emergency response so far Four in ten households are...
Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes spread amid funding shortfalls and assistance delivery constraints KEY MESSAGES • Humanitarian food assistance deliveries continue to reach many areas of high concern...
The UK is providing urgent food and farming support to Sri Lankans hit hardest by the economic crisis, Lord Ahmad announced today (Friday 23 September). More than one third of people are struggling...
NEW YORK (22 September 2022) -- The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for victims of sexual violence in South Sudan, said the United Nations...
Over the past week, the global Red Cross network has responded to disasters around the world. National societies and team members from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...
Rising conflict, climate extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers ROME – The number of...
Executive summary The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 19 countries...