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Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving food have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to avert a “hunger catastrophe” after nearly a year of heavy fighting. UNTV CH

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur, the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months. Yet, the UN food agency warns that unless the people of Sudan receive a constant flow of aid via all possible humanitarian corridors – from neighbouring countries and across battle lines – the country’s hunger catastrophe will only worsen. WFP

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delivering 150 tonnes, out of a total of 1,500 tonnes, of animal fodder to 2,450 livestock-keeping households in the Gaza Strip to safeguard surviving animals and support local production of fresh nutritious food like milk, dairy, eggs and meat amidst an imminent risk of famine. FAO

To mitigate climate shocks and improve food security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) over the last two years has supported communities in Afghanistan through cash-for-work programmes in building water management infrastructures. FAO

As part of her regular engagement with Federal Member States (FMSs), the United Nations' top official for Somalia on Sunday visited Puntland for discussions on the state's development and humanitarian needs and political situation in the country. UNSOM

According to the World Food Programme, famine is imminent in the north of Gaza. WFP

Over the weekend, a WHO team managed to evacuate two six-year-old patients from Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza -- to receive care abroad. WHO

In a press conference today (21 Mar), World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “WHO’s Member States are meeting to negotiate a historic, legally binding agreement to protect future generations from the impacts of pandemics. There is much agreement between Member States on the objectives of the agreement. Now they need to agree on how to achieve those objectives.” WHO

The latest analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification partnership warned that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with northern Gaza facing imminent famine and the rest of the Strip at risk as well. WHO

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, almost 18 million people in Sudan are facing acute food insecurity. UNIFEED