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The objectives were to: i) draw lessons from evaluations on CSS; ii) assess WFP performance and results of CCS interventions; iii) identify common themes and systemic issues relating to the design and implementation of CCS interventions; and, iv) provide insights for country offices designing CCS interventions in Country Strategic Plans. The synthesis affirmed the importance of CCS to the achie

With this contribution, WFP will reach 38,000 vulnerable new refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons with much needed emergency assistance. Starting in June, another 46,000 from the local communities in Chad will be supported during the lean season, a period when food stocks of the previous harvest are running low and the new crop has yet to be harvested.

WFP is recognized as a trusted partner of the Government in Cuba, particularly in the areas of risk management, emergency response, food security, nutrition support and, lately, social protection strengthening. Its proactive and collaborative approach within inter-agency groups and the implementation of integrated projects have been instrumental to its strategic positioning.

The global food crisis is a confluence of competing crises – caused by climate shocks, conflict, and economic pressures – that has pushed the number of hungry people around the world from 282 million to 345 million in just the first months of 2022.

Although rich in natural resources, Guinea faces major socioeconomic challenges. The poverty rate is alarming, and 21.8 percent of households are food insecure. Malnutrition remains high: 6.1 percent of children under 5 are affected by global acute malnutrition, 24.4 percent are stunted and 12 percent are underweight.

Water quality and quantity, whether too much or too little affect food production accessibility, availability and utilisation. Over 70 percent of the world's food-insecure people live in water-stressed areas where water availability is severely constrained.

By developing small-scale infrastructure like flood protection walls and irrigation canals, the project aims to safeguard local communities against the impacts of climate change and natural disasters.

Before the storm hit, WFP had already started providing hot meals to evacuees in shelters in Manakara. Food prepositioned by WFP in Manakara and Tamatave, ahead of the cyclone, has started reaching affected communities, with additional stocks making their way to the areas worst hit.

WFP used the funds to purchase 5,076 tons of wheat flour from Russia.

WFP has received the awards through a competitive process operated by USDA’s McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole), which has a long history of supporting WFP’s efforts to promote food security and improve education.In each of the four countries, the award will fund a five-year initiative aimed at improving education, nutrition, and health for c