"FOOD DISTRIBUTION"

WFP is providing emergency assistance to families affected by the 22 June earthquake that hit the south-eastern provinces of Paktika and Khost in Afghanistan. WFP has teams on the ground assessing humanitarian needs among earthquake-hit families. WFP

The World Food Programme is launching Five Calls to Action to address today’s record-high humanitarian needs as leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, and UK prepare to meet, with ending conflict high on the agenda. WFP

Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million people in Ethiopia who are facing a combination of conflict in the north and climate shocks – drought – in the south while dwindling resources mean food and nutrition support may run dry from next month, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned. WFP

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, is in Bangladesh for a five-day visit to discuss the needs of Rohingya refugees and support for the country that hosts them. UNHCR

United Kingdom Ambassador James Kariuki told reporters that violence is increasing in Darfur, adding that “this is the second time in five months that the Kreinik town has seen a deadly wave of attacks.” UNIFEED

One month into the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to one million people in the country and has built systems able to deliver food at scale to communities in need. WFP

The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) is mobilizing resources to respond as quickly and effectively as possible to people fleeing military offensive in Ukraine. UNHCR

According to the World Food Programme, almost all households headed by women in Afghanistan are not getting enough food. WFP