World Food Programme & World Health Organization

World Food Programme: The World Food Programme is facilitating the transport of aid workers and supplies, and providing food and nutrition assistance to affected populations, highlighting the link between the health crisis and food insecurity.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization>>> has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and is coordinating the international response, providing experts, supplies, and guidance, though it faces criticism for delayed detection and underestimation of the outbreak's scale.

World Food Programme: Warned the world needs to pay more attention to the outbreak. Its role in providing food aid is important in affected regions.

World Health Organization: Leading the international response, declaring a PHEIC, recommending vaccine trials, and adding a diagnostic test to its Emergency Use Listing. Its credibility is tied to the success of the response.

World Food Programme: Expanding food assistance at Ebola treatment centers to support patients and responders.

World Health Organization: Coordinating vaccine allocation and clinical trials, but facing uncertainty about vaccine efficacy against the current strain. Its guidance is critical for the response.

World Food Programme: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that nearly half a million Palestinians in Gaza were on the brink of famine and stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire to expand humanitarian aid.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that the famine classification marks the first time famine has been declared in a Middle Eastern country.

World Food Programme: The World Food Programme stated that 2,900 metric tons of contracted food aid could not be shipped to Cuba because of limitations imposed by shipping lines due to the sanctions.

World Health Organization: The World Health Organization reported delays in shipments of antibiotics and laboratory reagents to Cuba due to flight cancellations caused by the sanctions.

World Food Programme: The World Food Programme's offices in Sanaa were raided by the Houthis, and its staff members were detained. The World Food Programme reiterated that the arbitrary detention of humanitarian staff is unacceptable.