Tag Archives: WFP

Moroto, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Karamoja, a region in Uganda long plagued by hunger and food insecurity, is the focus of a newly launched project by the European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). With a €5 million …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday said it is seeking about 109 million U.S. dollars to support refugee operations in Uganda through 2024. Michael Dunford, the WFP regional director for Eastern Africa who is currently on a tour in Uganda, said the crisis …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | China has allocated funding through the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to provide school meals for over 165,000 children from 315 schools in northeastern Uganda. The contribution is part of China’s commitment to improving food security and nutrition, strengthening people’s livelihoods and boosting local …

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Uganda and the World Food Program have launched the Self-Reliance Model that will kick start a journey of Refugee from dependence on food and cash support from donors to self-provision. The model launched today (Tuesday) in Oruchinga Refugee Settlement of Isingiro District …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees, Hillary Onek has called on the international community to increase funding for Uganda to enable it to feed the growing population of refugees. Engineer Onek appealed while receiving 2000 metric tons of rice worth 8.5 billion …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 139 billion Shillings nutrition project has been launched in the Karamoja sub-region. The project dubbed ‘’Gender Equitable Nutrition in Tanzania and Uganda (GENTU) will be implemented by Action Against Hunger in partnership with Karamoja Women’s Umbrella Organization. It will cover the districts of Nakapiripirit, …

Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister and the Japan International Cooperation (JICA), have partnered to establish mass rice production in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, Madi Okollo district. The move comes as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) moves to prioritize food assistance for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The World Food Program (WFP) has announced upcoming changes to the distribution of food assistance to refugee households based on their vulnerability, starting in July 2023. In a joint press statement released on World Refugee Day 2023, the WFP emphasized the need to prioritize …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | At least 9.5 million livestock have died across the drought-affected Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has disclosed. “Over 9.5 million livestock have died since the drought started, eroding the primary source of livelihood, income, …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Qu Dongyu on Thursday announced their appointment of Cindy H. McCain of the United States as Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). McCain, at the undersecretary-general level, succeeds David Beasley of the United States, …