THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

387 records totalling $4,617,839,941.00 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.

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Global Affairs Canada $4,617,839,941 387 records

Records

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2009-2010
Uganda

September 30, 2009 - The Karamoja region of North-Eastern Uganda is facing a severe humanitarian situation, following a drought, which has reduced agricultural output to an estimated 30 percent of nor...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2009-2010
Chad

As a result of violence in Darfur and a continued local insurgency by Chadian rebels, a large population of displaced people has congregated in Chad. There is a need for continued assistance to a refu...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2009-2010
Sri Lanka

The decades-long conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lankan government forces ended in May 2009. Approximately 300,000 civilians were displaced in the final stages of...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2009-2010
Côte d’Ivoire

January 2010 - Several countries in West Africa face serious nutrition emergencies, including Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, and Sierra Leone. The poor distribution of rains in Sahelien West African region dur...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2010-2011
Senegal

This project is one of a number of CIDA contributions to the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school feeding program. Over the past four decades, WFP has become the world's foremost provider of school mea...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2010-2011
Pakistan

16 March 2011 - Pakistan is facing a number of complex challenges. As a result, relief, recovery and rehabilitation needs are enormous. While Pakistan produces enough food to feed its population, acce...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2011-2012
Sudan

28 June 2011 - In 2011, Sudan continues to face many grave humanitarian challenges. In the north, the conflict in Darfur continues, with the levels of violence and insecurity, once again, increasing....

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2010-2011
Chad

(22 March 2011) Although, in 2011, the conflict in eastern Chad has subsided, the region is still home to almost 260,000 Sudanese refugees and nearly 190,000 internally displaced Chadians, as well as...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2012-2013
North Korea

August 22, 2012 - With CIDA support, the United Nations World Food Programme is addressing the food assistance needs of vulnerable groups in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Project activiti...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2015-2016
Syria

February 2016 – The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate as a result of the civil war and intensified violence in the country. The United Nations (UN) estimates that 13.5 million p...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2021-2022
Philippines

December 2021 – Super Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, made landfall in the southern Philippines on December 16, bringing torrential rains, violent winds and storm surges. Reports indicate that m...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2023-2024
Sudan

October 2023 - On April 15, 2023, armed clashes broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, leading to mass displacement within and outside of Sudan, as well as significa...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2008-2009
Myanmar (Burma)

On 2 May 2008, the Category 3 Cyclone Nargis made landfall in southern Burma before moving northeast to hit Rangoon, leaving widescale devastation in its wake. Humanitarian needs remain high following...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2008-2009
Ghana

Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies affect millions of poverty-stricken people around the world. Iodine deficiency is the greatest single cause of mental retardation and brain damage, as it pr...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2025-2026
Cuba

October 2025 - Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a catastrophic Category 5 storm in southwestern Jamaica on October 28, 2025, and as a powerful Category 3 storm in eastern Cuba the following day. The...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2019-2020
Burkina Faso

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saves lives by quickly getting food to the hungry, and works to help pre...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2013-2014
Philippines

February 2014 - On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) made landfall in the Philippines, a densely populated country of 92 million people. The category five typhoon killed over...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2015-2016
Nepal

May 2015 – On 25 April, an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit Nepal near the capital city of Kathmandu. The government has reported that 30 out of 75 districts are affected in the Western and Central Reg...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2006-2007
Tanzania

Tanzania hosts the largest refugee population in Africa: there are currently some 193,000 Burundians, 149,000 Congolese and 2,600 refugees of other origins living in camps and requiring food assistanc...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2007-2008
Tanzania

This project is one of a number of CIDA contributions to the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school feeding program. Over the past four decades, WFP has become the world's foremost provider of school mea...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2008-2009
Guinea

Several countries in West Africa face high levels of food insecurity. The World Food Programme (WFP) is addressing the needs of an estimated 6 million beneficiaries in this region. CIDA's contributi...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2008-2009
Sudan

Despite various peace agreements signed over the past few years, Sudan continues to face several humanitarian crises due to conflict. The most notable is that in Darfur, where continued fighting betwe...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2008-2009
Sudan

Ongoing conflict in Sudan has left millions in need of humanitarian assistance. Overall, more than 5.2 million Sudanese are internally displaced. In Darfur, an estimated 4.2 million people are reliant...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2009-2010
Senegal

This project is one of a number of CIDA contributions to the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school feeding program. Over the past four decades, WFP has become the world's foremost provider of school mea...

Global Affairs Canada
FY 2010-2011
North Korea

February 17th 2011 - The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to face consistent and significant food shortages, as the agricultural sector is not able to meet national food requirem...