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“The world is shaken by compounding crises. The fallout of the war in Ukraine is adding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that now enters its third year, while climate change and increased fragility and conflict pose persistent harm to people around the globe.

DHAKA – The World Food Programme is working together with the Government of Bangladesh to assist more than 275,000 people affected by flooding in the north-west of the country, activating for the first time an innovative forecast-based financing project.

ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Children's Fund and partners, today released the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for 133 districts in Yemen (http://www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/ipc-alerts/issue-24/en/).

More women in positions of leadership  Around 110 heads of state attended COP27. Yet only seven of those were women.  Gender equality is important in all forms of leadership but particularly in relation to climate change as women are disproportionately affected by climate impacts.

In Bhutan, WFP partners with the Ministries of Health (MoH), Education (MoE), and Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) to create an enabling environment for healthier school nutrition and the improved nutritional status of Bhutanese school children.

The evaluation combined a global consultation and document review with case studies in Côte d’Ivoire, Kazakhstan, the United Republic of Tanzania and Viet Nam. The evaluation found that the Joint Programme has made important contributions to improving allocative and technical efficiency of the AIDS response, which should continue to be a priority for the Joint Programme. The evaluation recom

“The partnership links two critical aspects: equal access, particularly around livelihoods for girls and women to address hunger and achieve nutritional security; and adaption of millets in support of climate-resilient food production and nutritional security, especially among vulnerable communities,” said WFP Country Director in India, Bishow Parajuli.  “The United Nations General Assembl