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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) kicked off World Food Day 2018 on October 16 under the patronage of His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, in line with the global theme: ‘Our Actions are Our Future. A #Zero Hunger world by 2030 is possible’. This year’s focus of World Food Day was the importance of good nutrition for a healthy nation.

Eleven heads of the world’s leading health and development organizations signed a landmark commitment to find new ways of working together to accelerate progress towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals on October 16, 2018.

The poorest and most vulnerable people in Rwanda have benefited from the “Green Village” concept, a Rwandan government initiative which is supported by UNDP and UN Environment, that aims to tackle the African country’s growing natural resource challenges, including deforestation, soil erosion, access to water and unsustainable land use.

Fresh research by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), released to coincide with World Food Day, shows food becoming ever less affordable in countries in conflict or subject to political instability. In dozens more countries, persistently high food costs are putting the hope of a nutritious meal beyond the reach of millions.

A bridge damaged by an air strike in Yemen’s Hudaydah governorate (file photo). Over 170 people have been killed and more than 1,700 injured in the region since fighting escalated in June 2018.

One month after the beginning of the school year, 80 per cent of school-aged children have returned to school in Beni and Mabalako health zones, the two epicentres of the current Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More than half of these children are girls.

A ten-year-old child stands in front of his home, which was destroyed by the tsunami in Central Sulawesi.

Ursula Mueller, the United Nations deputy humanitarian chief, on October 11, urged the international community to continue humanitarian support for Marawi and to back Government-led recovery efforts as she wrapped up a three-day mission in the Philippines.

Addis Ababa, 08 October 2018: Following the Government and humanitarian partners’ multi-sector midyear assessment conducted between late June and early July, the 2018 Humanitarian and Disaster Resilience Plan (HDRP) was revised to reflect changes in the humanitarian context. At least 7.95 million people are currently targeted for relief food/cash assistance, while 9.45 million people require non-food support nationwide, at a cost of US$1.494 billion. The HDRP is currently facing a gap of $416.4 million.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday that he would still attend a large investment conference in Saudi Arabia this month, in the face of growing evidence that a Saudi journalist was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.