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WFP has been gradually handing over its school feeding programme to the Government of Armenia since 2017.

WFP will use the funds to address the immediate needs of Ukrainian refugees, by providing daily hot meals for refugees living at Refugee Accommodation Centres (RACs) and nutritious snacks for newly arrived refugees entering Republic of Moldova from Ukraine at major northern and southern border crossing points of Otaci and Palanca.   Part of the contribution will go towards providing c

“There is only one way to describe what I saw today: apocalyptic. Entire neighborhoods have been flattened; homes destroyed, schools and shops closed; lives torn apart. The scale of devastation here is truly incomprehensible,” said Beasley. The Executive Director visited Antakya, which suffered significant loss of life and massive destruction.

Canada’s contribution will go towards supporting the most vulnerable families in Lebanon who are going through a daily struggle amidst one of the world’s worst financial crises. The contribution will also allow WFP to provide technical assistance to MoSA to boost social safety nets that have become critical to large segments of the society.

The initiative aims to preserve a mangrove ecosystem that enhances the region’s biodiversity, sequesters carbon, and mitigates the risks of climatic shocks while also alleviating poverty by creating sustainable sources of income for coastal and fisherfolk communities. “Through a collaborative effort with WFP and the international community, we are working towards transforming this area into an

After exhausting all other options, WFP took the decision to stretch the extremely limited resources by prioritizing 3 million Syrians who are unable to make it from one week to the next without food assistance rather than continue assistance to 5.5 million people and run out of food completely by October. “Instead of scaling up or even keeping pace with increasing needs, we’re facing the bleak

“The humanitarian needs have reached record levels in Sudan and there is still no sign of an end to the conflict,” says Eddie Rowe, WFP’s Country Director in Sudan. “WFP is doing everything possible to deliver life-saving assistance to millions of people in Sudan and thousands more who have fled to neighbouring countries, but we cannot do it alone.

The MoU was signed by UN Women Lebanon’s Representative, Gielan Elmessiri, and WFP Lebanon’s Representative and Country Director, Abdallah Alwardat.   This collaboration involves conducting regular research to evaluate gender equality and social inclusion aspects in assistance programmes.

The “Sahel Social Cohesion Research in Burkina Faso and Niger” report was conducted by WFP, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Institute for Peace and Development (IPD).