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“With the support from Chellaram Foundation, WFP will be able to provide warm and nutritious meals each day to 25,000 of the country’s most vulnerable children for the next eight months,” said Edna Peres, Head of WFP in Sao Tome and Principe.

As Chief Financial Officer of the World Food Programme (WFP), I take a personal interest in ensuring that we demonstrate accountability and transparency.  Our donors – private individuals, and governments and their taxpayers – demand it, but we also owe it to our millions of beneficiaries to maximise value for money.

The evaluation which covered six countries (Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe) focused on WFP’s contribution to market development and food systems in Southern Africa and covered the 2018 to 2021.

Having struggled through a year of unprecedented economic hardship and environmental disasters like earthquakes and flooding, the people of Afghanistan are less prepared than ever to weather another harsh winter.

The operation which begun a week after the Government had declared a nation-wide State of Calamity aims at meeting the immediate food and nutrition needs of children and their families while also supporting education goals as schools are reopening. “It is a relief to be able to deliver this much-needed food now to address the immediate needs of children and their families,” said Yasmin Wakimoto

From July 2023, ahead of the predicted 2023/2024 El Niño-induced drought, WFP activated its anticipatory action plans in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Madagascar.

The WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger Brazil 2019 Annual Report presents the activities carried out and the results achieved throughout the year. The document is divided into four main areas: Technical and Advisory Services; Partnerships Promotion; Advocacy Services; and Knowledge Services.

“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.

The joint resilience programme in South Sudan comprises a range of activities, including health and nutrition interventions, education programming, and Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) activities.

“The climate crisis has the potential to overwhelm humanity. The world is not prepared for the unprecedented rise in hunger we will see if we do not invest in programs that help vulnerable communities adapt and build resilience to our changing climate,” said WFP Executive Director David Beasley.