"WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP"

For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been able to reach desperate families trapped in the conflict’s epicentre, Khartoum, with food assistance, the UN’s World Food Programme said today. UNTV CH

A new UN early warning report has found that acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “hotspots” comprising 22 countries. WFP

The World Food Programme has now reached more than 600,000 vulnerable people with food and nutrition aid since restarting distributions in Sudan, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The food security situation in Yemen’s districts under the control of the Government of Yemen (GoY) slightly improved during the first five months of this year, while acute malnutrition increased, compared to the same period in 2022. However, the outlook for the period between now until the end of 2023 indicates the need for more programme investments, as the modest improvements may be eroded, UN agencies warned on Friday. UNICEF

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, said that the increased suffering of the people in the country “is not a result of aid organizations not being there or aid organizations not doing anything. The suffering of the people is a result of a war.” UNIFEED / FILE

According to the World Food Programme, cyclone Mocha, the strongest storm to strike the Bay of Bengal in over a decade, has wreaked havoc on millions of vulnerable people, particularly in Myanmar. WFP

Noon briefing by Stephanie Tremblay, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.