Search

Natural hazards and the compounding impacts of high costs of living continue to threaten food security and livelihoods in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. While the level of food insecurity shows a slight, but steady decline over the last three years, the overall picture remains deeply concerning especially in the context of climate-related vulnerabilities. Since 2020, CARICOM has

“The Japanese government is firmly committed to promoting the humanitarian-development nexus and helping rebuild self-reliance opportunities for refugees,” said Maruhashi Jiro, Ambassador of Japan to Angola.

Conducted between March 2021 and February 2022, the evaluation assessed WFP’s strategic positioning and contributions to strategic outcomes (SOs); efficiency and factors that explain performance; and the extent to which WFP was able to respond to emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic. It concluded that: Overall assessment: The evaluation revealed specific contributions to each of t

WFP immediately provided emergency rations of high-energy biscuits to evacuated families sheltering with friends and families in nearby camps and transit centres and will today – 23 March – provide 60,000 hot meals to affected families. Last night, WFP's Engineering experts were deployed to help contain the fire while food assistance teams provided rapid assistance to affected families.

In 2021, the triple threat of conflict, climate change and socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19 pandemic drove human suffering to a staggering scale. Eastern Africa felt the brunt of such a convergence, leading to an unprecedented number of people in need.

Today over 4.7 million people are food insecure of which over 900,000 are severely food insecure and over 3,700,000 are moderately food insecure. More than half a million people have been added to the count of food insecure people over the last five years. Over 3.3 million people are food insecure in rural areas compared to 1.4 million people in urban areas.

The announcement was made at the Seoul Sangam Stadium in Korea ahead of a friendly match between Son’s football club Tottenham Hotspur and the K-League All Stars.

“Large-scale humanitarian assistance over the past two years has helped pull back millions of Afghans from the brink of starvation and we are now seeing an improvement of the overall food security situation,“ said Hsiao-Wei Lee, Country Director of WFP Afghanistan.

Bringing together leading players in the sector, such as Carrier Global Corporation, Renault Trucks and Toyota Tsusho, the Government of Ghana and WFP will set up a first-of-its-kind centre which will offer free online and hands-on training to up to 400 people per year.

This document illustrates progress made by WFP over the six months since its socio-economic response to COVID-19. The SERRF (formerly MTPF) leverages WFP’s extensive operational footprint, strategic partnerships, and its expertise in food and nutrition assistance.