Following a massive scale-up of operations, WFP has provided 330,000 loaves of freshly baked bread to families in the city of Kharkiv, cash assistance to displaced people in Lviv and ready-to-eat food in various parts of the country; WFP emergency food supplies have also made it to the conflict areas of Sumy and Kharkiv through two interagency humanitarian convoys.
La evaluación encontró que el piloto fue una experiencia de aprendizaje. En su ejecución, se demostró eficiencias en la agilidad y su capacidad de adaptación. Sin embargo, se evidenciaron algunas ineficiencias en la ejecución, que significaron costos y se visibilizaron en los reprocesos, esfuerzos no planeados y retrasos.
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Guided by the principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and operational independence, the World Food Programme (WFP) is continuing to serve the people of Afghanistan – a country where one in three are going hungry.
Due to the combined effects of drought and the coronavirus pandemic, on top of years of conflict, 14
What is the Immediate Response Account?
The Immediate Response Account (IRA) is WFP’s life-saving funding facility, which allows WFP to rapidly respond to emergencies. IRA-financed assistance can be deployed within 24 hours of the onset of a crisis.
What is the importance of the IRA?
With WFP’s assistance, the Government will commence the second phase of take-home rations distribution to 1.2 million children enrolled in the National School Meal Programme. This initiative is funded by the Government with a contribution of US$6 million (approximately LKR1.2 Billion) and WFP with a contribution of US$200,000 (approximately LKR40 million).
The Government of Algeria and international donors have shown consistent solidarity with Sahrawi refugees through humanitarian support over more than four decades, support that has been of vital importance, and must be recognized.
Regrettably, pressed by global challenges, this support is now insufficient to meet current needs.
A land-locked country in East Africa, Uganda produces more food than it consumes. Yet, poverty still limits people’s access to nutritious food, especially in the north and east of the country.
Story by Adam Raney
Driving through El Salvador's lush tropical countryside the lines between safe and no-go zones aren't so clear. At first glance, rural areas appear safer. Cattle roam the fields and kids play out in the open on dirt roads. Also, sensationalistic headlines concentrate on gang violence centered in the capital San Salvador. To be clear, urban El Salvador is extremely violent.