The World Food Programme (WFP) provided emergency food assistance in the Somali Region and Ethiopia.

The entities involved

• World Food Programme →

  United Nations branch related to food-assistance

  • WFP estimates inform the economic viability of school meals, noting high rates of childhood malnutrition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Tue 07:55
  • OCHA, UNICEF, and WFP established an insurance scheme initiative led by the UN, with Tom Fletcher serving as UN Under-Secretary-General.Mon 22:54
• Ethiopia →

  country in the Horn of Africa

  • A contractor from Silver Spring supplied secrets to Ethiopia, involving the National Reconnaissance Office.13:56
  • Ethiopia, Somaliland, and Eritrea are involved in recent geopolitical shifts, including a rebel alliance in Ethiopia and Somaliland seeking US recognition.07:00
• Somali Region →

  regional state of Somalia

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• WFP assisted in preventing famine during drought and is involved in current disaster preparations in Somalia.Oct 22
• MBRGI and the UAE provided grants and delivered food aid to Gaza, Sudan, Kenya, and Chad.Oct 16
• Kenya is strengthening food security programs with WFP and Finland, including debt-for-food conversion initiatives.Oct 14