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

  • The Government of Benin and WFP are leading national solutions to food insecurity caused by the security crisis spilling over from the Sahel region.19:14
  • The World Food Programme partnered with the Government of Bhutan to support food security and resilience efforts.19:14
• Ethiopia →

  country in the Horn of Africa

  • Ethiopian troops maintain a presence in Baidoa, Somalia, and Addis Ababa has asked the African Union to accelerate troop withdrawal.18:16
  • Ethiopia addressed climate change issues during a session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).16:49
• Somali Region →

  regional state of Somalia

  Nothing else this week.

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