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• Famine projected to reach catastrophic levels in South Sudan as 7.8 million face acute hunger

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Africa

  United Nations agencies have issued an urgent warning that over half of South Sudan’s population will face crisis levels of food insecurity by July 2026. Driven by climate shocks a...

• WFP Invests N7.4 Billion in Nigeria’s Social Safety Nets Amid Growing Food Insecurity

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) spent approximately $5 million (N7.4 billion) on shock-response and social protection in Nigeria during 2025. With 35 million Nigerian...

• Northern Gaza Supply Lines Reopen as Zikim Crossing Resumes Operations Following Forty Day Military Closure

  Published: Apr 13, 2026

  Section: Israel

  The Zikim border crossing has reopened for the first time since late February, allowing the United Nations to resume direct aid deliveries to northern Gaza. The post had been shutt...

• Swiss Commodities Hub and Global Aid Networks Braced for Impact of Prolonged Hormuz Blockade

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Europe

  A month-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz has left Switzerland’s critical commodity trading and humanitarian sectors struggling with unprecedented logistical strain. As a global...

• UN World Food Programme Announces Severe Rations Cuts for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Amid Global Funding Crisis

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Asia

  The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has confirmed it will slash monthly food assistance for the majority of the 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh starting April 1, 2026. Ci...