Pakistan country strategic plan (2023-2027)

CSP approved at EB November 2022 session

Revision 01 approved by the ED in December 2023

Pakistan is a lower-middle-income country that has made significant strides towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and Vision 2025, which sets out the country’s development priorities.

At the current pace, Pakistan is unlikely to achieve Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17 by 2030 despite strong government commitment and efforts, with progress stalled by climate change, gender inequality and most recently the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Rates of stunting and wasting among children under 5 are high. A lack of good quality data is an ongoing challenge that requires attention given its importance to policy decisions and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals. Less than half of Pakistan’s budget is funded from domestic revenues. The inflow of direct foreign investment has continued to fall, and official development assistance has also decreased.

WFP aims to consolidate its role as a partner of choice for the Government in critical operational and policy areas. It will continue to shift its focus from direct implementation to institutional capacity strengthening and the provision of technical assistance.

WFP interventions will be relevant, provide value and capitalize on WFP’s comparative advantages. WFP will prepare for and respond to food insecurity and malnutrition by supporting social protection schemes, enhancing supply chain management and working with communities acutely at risk of vulnerability, with a focus on women and children.

WFP’s support for Pakistan’s food and nutrition security will be provided through four country strategic plan outcomes:

➢ Outcome 1: Communities in Pakistan at higher risk of vulnerability to climate change and other shocks are more resilient and have enhanced capacity to improve their livelihoods by 2027. This outcome is aligned with WFP strategic outcome 1 and United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework outcome 1.

➢ Outcome 2: Pakistan’s people at higher risk of vulnerability, especially women and children, have greater access to affordable, nutritious diets and basic social services (education, health and nutrition) by 2027. This outcome is aligned with WFP strategic outcome 2 and United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework outcome 1.

➢ Outcome 3: Pakistan's food systems are resilient to shocks and support access to healthy and nutritious food by all of Pakistan’s communities by 2027. This outcome is aligned with WFP strategic outcome 3 and United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework outcome 3.

➢ Outcome 4: Communities in Pakistan at higher risk of vulnerability to climate change and other shocks have access to adequate food and nutrition before, during and in the aftermath of shocks. This outcome is aligned with WFP strategic outcome 1 and United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework outcome 1.