The U.N. human rights chief warned of the risk of a further escalation of the war in Sudan on Thursday and said that there was a growing risk of deaths from starvation on a wide scale.
About five million Ukrainians are experiencing food shortages, with the greatest need in the frontline regions. Source: a release from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Details: WFP noted that millions of people are forced to resort to extreme measures: they refuse to eat their own meals to feed their children or go into debt to buy the necessary
The UN's World Food Programme has paused aid distribution in Sudan's Zamzam camp due to intensified fighting between the military and RSF. The halt affects 300,000 residents at risk of starvation. Attacks have obstructed aid delivery,
The Indian government has extended a grant of approximately USD 1 million to the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) under the India-UN Development Partnership Fund. This grant will support the project titled “Strengthening Large-Scale Food Fortification: The Case of Investing in Rice Fortification.
An estimated 500,000 displaced civilians live in the Zamzam camp, where famine conditions were confirmed by international experts last August.
A final political agreement should pave the way towards building a democratic State”, saidformer UN Special Representative for Sudan, Volker Perthes, in December 2022.