In 2023, despite the multiple challenges faced, WFP reached over 36 million people in the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe (MENAEE) thanks to its committed staff, its implementing partners, and donors.
WFP responded rapidly to the five onset emergencies in our region in 2023- the Türkiye-Syria earthquake response; Sudan refugee response in Egypt, the Armenia response to the refugee influx; the Libya flood response; and the emergency response in Gaza. An estimated 43 million people were food insecure in 2023 and the year completed with the regional security situation more volatile than it has been in years, triggered by the war in Gaza.
For 2024, the region will aim to reach over 33 million people through its operations in the 15 Country Offices in the MENAEE region. As part of the 2024 corporate budget replanning exercise, we embarked on a second wave of restructuring in the Regional Bureau. Looking at the context in this region, in consultation with Country Offices and Headquarters, our attention and resources will be to:
· Respond to humanitarian emergency needs
· Shift needs to strengthened government social safety nets and
· Reduce needs through large scale high impact climate smart livelihood programmes
For further information on our operations, I invite you to read this regional overview which highlights our achievements in 2023 and plans for 2024.
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