World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa – Protection and Accountability to Affected Population.
Annual Country Reports
Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)
GENEVA – The United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) fears about record levels of hunger in Sudan have been confirmed. Shortly after the conflict broke out in April, WFP forecast that hunger would rise to engulf more than 19 million people in the coming months.
This study aimed to better understand the changes in organoleptic qualities of rice once fortified, and whether these changes influence its acceptability by the target beneficiaries. The primary objective was to determine whether caregivers (which could either be parents or relatives), teachers, and school children, could differentiate between fortified rice and unfortified/conventional rice.
WFP conducted a Leaving No One Behind study to identify groups being left behind in terms of access to and coverage by social protection programmes in the Philippines.
Thematic case studies carried out in sub-regions and countries in the region. WFP’s regional Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) Unit’s Gender and Markets Initiative aims to build the evidence base for the impact and the transformative potential of gender in West African food markets.
This formative regional evaluation has two main objectives: learning and accountability. Emphasizing learning, the evaluation aims to understand high-level outcomes and extract lessons and good practices. For accountability, it identifies the results achieved from implementing the SRSP framework and pillar of the Regional Social Protection Strategy (2019) by WFP in LAC.
In Benin, Ghana and Honduras, the project is expected to directly impact the lives of more than one million school children. The project will also promote local food production, benefiting smallholder farmers and provide school cooks with information on optimal nutrition for children.
WFP has had 14 Executive Directors (EDs) since its launch in 1962. Listed below are the 13 EDs who preceded Cindy McCain.
Mr David Beasley
April 2017 - April 2023
WFP is committed to ensuring that its humanitarian assistance in Ukraine contributes to the recovery and sustainability of food systems, injects money directly in the local economy, and promotes employment.
World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa - Climate and Resilience Actions in Eastern Africa.
Annual Country Reports
Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)