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Dorati Ndagisa’s loss is achingly familiar in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where fighting has uprooted millions of people, feeding Africa’s biggest hunger crisis. Chased by armed groups from her farm in DRC’s troubled eastern Nord Kivu province, she and her five children are now destitute.

The initiative, which is funded by Belgium, is jointly implemented by the Government of Tanzania, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the World Food Programme and partners under the Kigoma Joint Programme aims to reach 2.3 million people in Kasulu and Kibondo districts., “As a region, we recognize the impacts of climate change and the importance of adopting resilient strategies.

In 2021, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence against Hunger celebrated 10 years of its creation. Throughout the year, the Centre of Excellence maintained the path of adapting its operations to meet the growing challenges posed by the pandemic and increasing inequalities around the world.

Extending school meals support beyond Falcón to the states of Barinas, Trujillo and Yaracuy, WFP will gradually increase the monthly food rations it distributes in 1,000 pre-primary and special education schools. The programme targets school children under the age of six in areas identified by WFP as most affected by food insecurity.

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

Thanks to a contribution of US$6 million from KOICA, WFP in Egypt will be implementing a two-year programme to help improve the livelihoods of about 450,000 refugee and host community members in Greater Cairo, Alexandria Damietta, and Matrouh. The programme will develop the vocational skills of refugees and host community youth, focusing on marketable skills to help youth competitively seek emp

WFP’s assistance will be suspended for 1.2 million Sudanese refugees and crisis-affected people in April due to funding shortfalls, including for new Sudanese refugees. Also at risk is the vital cross-border life-line supply route into Darfur – the only reliable route into embattled western Sudan.

Established in 2001 under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Adaptation Fund finances adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. “The climate crisis is a major driver of hunger,” says Saliha Dobardzic, Lead for Programming and Innovation at the Adaptation Fund.

Amid the ongoing conflict, shifting battlefronts, and the challenges and restrictions on humanitarian assistance, all operations are hanging by a thread. However, thanks to the generous and unwavering commitment of the Government of Japan, WFP is able to continue its humanitarian response on the ground. This contribution will allow WFP to procure&n

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