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In recent years, leveraging national social protection systems as a crucial component of strategies aimed at responding to covariate shocks is becoming increasingly popular with governments and international partners. The aim is to safeguard livelihoods, ensure food security, and enhance overall resilience, enabling vulnerable people to adapt and cope with the impacts of hazards.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will implement Component 3: Maternal and Child Benefit Program (MCBP) ​under Health Emergency Response Project Additional Financing. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the utilization and quality of essential health services in Afghanistan.

The Social Protection Pathways to Nutrition study is a partnership between the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The overarching goal of the Social Protection Pathways to Nutrition study is to review the evidence and propose an analytical and operational framework that links social protection to bette

On a hot Wednesday afternoon, Atoumata Nimaga smilingly welcomes women – babies tied securely on their backs –arriving at a local health centre in the central Malian village of Dotembougou. Not so long ago, the mother of three, who is in her twenties, faced hunger so severe that it put her then unborn child at risk.

Partnering to complement efforts

The Beryl Cash Assistance Programme targets 11,500 people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in early July. The programme will provide relief and support to families in their recovery, ensuring access to food, water and other essential needs.

This publication serves as an in-depth research report as a follow-on to the initial policy brief on a survey elaborated by WFP, the Migration Policy Institute and the Civic Data Design Lab at the MIT, “Charting a New Regional Course of Action: The Complex Motivations and Costs of Central American Migration”, published in November 2021.

The TOR notably presents the scope, objectives, key issues, stakeholders and users of the evaluation. It also describes the evaluation approach, team composition and organization.

The publication aims to showcase proven local solutions and innovations that can inspire other communities facing similar Food and Nutrition Security challenges. It was developed from extensive work in collecting and analysing good practices in the areas of Food Security, Nutrition, and Sustainable development, providing valuable insight into regional efforts to ensure adequate nutrition for all.