Also known as: WFP
UN agency providing food aid globally, facing 75-percent funding shortfall amid multiple crises.
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The Standard
… The World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation have been prepositioning stocks and cash transfers in vulnerable countries for months. …
El Nio is coming for our food baskets. Is East Africa prepared?The Standard
… ongoing at the national level in collaboration with the National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Kenya Meteorological Department, National Disaster Operations Centre, county governments and partners, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Food Programme …
How Ministry of Health is preparing for looming El Nino rainsCitizen Digital
… "The visitors will take to the pitch with the World Food Programme (WFP) logo on the front of their shirts," the Italian club said ahead of Thursday's game in Istanbul. …
Roma to wear jersey supporting Nepal in Champions League matchCapital News
… The World Food Programme also paid tribute to the thousands of people working behind humanitarian operations, including drivers, pilots, warehouse teams, engineers, nutrition specialists and emergency responders. …
Armed drones emerge as new threat to aid workers as UN warns of rising violenceCapital News
… The World Food Programme also paid tribute to the thousands of people working behind humanitarian operations, including drivers, pilots, warehouse teams, engineers, nutrition specialists and emergency responders. …
Over 1,000 humanitarians killed in three years as UN warns aid work has become increasingly deadlyCitizen Digital
… ing squeeze, say UN agencies By Reuters August 15, 2026 02:51 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter FILE PHOTO: Men carry bags of food while women wait for their rations at the United Nations World Food Programme …
650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks due to funding squeeze, say UN agenciesCapital News
… Development partners supporting the initiative include the European Union, the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Government of Italy, the World Bank Group and the World Food Programme. …
Kenya Shifts from Disaster Response To Preparedness With New Financing StrategyCitizen Digital
… The UN's World Food Programme said it was facing a 75-percent shortfall in its funding, with dire and deadly consequences. …
UN warns of 'unprecedented' gaps in global food aid amid funding cutsThe World Meteorological Organization forecasts near 100% certainty that El Niño will persist through early 2027. By managing water effectively and acting early, world economies can protect an estimated 4 trillion dollars in potential growth through 2030, stabilizing food prices and supporting vulnerable regions.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Meteorological Organization forecasts near 100% certainty that El Niño will persist through early 2027. By managing water effectively and acting early, world economies can protect an estimated 4 trillion dollars in potential growth through 2030, stabilizing food prices and supporting vulnerable regions.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's North Rift and Uganda's Karamoja have suffered widespread crop failure amid soaring grain prices, with forecasters putting the odds of a very strong El Niño between October and December at 81 per cent. Early warning systems have tracked the developing crisis, but the article questions whether response infrastructure can act fast enough to prevent a prolonged food shortage.
28 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has directed counties to activate emergency coordination teams, strengthen disease detection, ensure medicine and vaccine supply, and implement malaria prevention measures ahead of heavy El Niño rains expected between October and December 2026.
15 September 2026 · The Standard →
AS Roma will wear jerseys featuring the World Food Programme logo in their Champions League match against Fenerbahce on Thursday in Istanbul after being banned from displaying their usual sports betting sponsor in Turkey. The one-off jersey carries the message "Together for Nepal" in response to a flash flood triggered by a glacier and rockslide on the China-Nepal border on August 26 that has left at least 1,410 people dead and 5,651 missing.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The UN warns that cheap, increasingly accessible armed drones are emerging as a deadly new threat to aid workers. The technology is making aid operations more dangerous, with 907 aid workers killed, injured, or kidnapped in 2023, and 218 killed, injured, or kidnapped so far in 2026.
19 August 2026 · Capital News →
The UN has warned that more than 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed over the past three years as aid work becomes increasingly dangerous. Secretary-General António Guterres cited growing attacks in conflict zones, shrinking funding, access restrictions, and new weapons like armed drones as compounding security threats to aid personnel.
19 August 2026 · Capital News →
More than 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan risk losing food aid access within weeks due to funding shortfall, UN agencies warned. South Sudan faces one of the world's worst hunger crises, with over 7.8 million people experiencing acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children acutely malnourished.
15 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya is experiencing its strongest El Niño in more than four decades, with forecasters warning of potential economic catastrophe and threats to food security. The Southern Oscillation Index fell to -29.1 in July, its lowest level since February 1983, with an 81 per cent probability of a "very strong" El Niño event between October and December that would rank among the largest in the historical record since 1950.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has unveiled a Disaster Risk Financing Strategy for 2026–2030, launched by the National Treasury with UN support, aimed at shifting from emergency response to preparedness and investment in financial resilience against climate-driven disasters.
26 June 2026 · Capital News →
The UN's World Food Programme is facing a 75-percent funding shortfall amid multiple global crises, with an official stating the funding gaps are "unprecedented" and leaving tens of millions going hungry. The WFP cited European funding cuts as the largest shock to the system, despite the United States remaining its top donor.
3 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →