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Story | 07 May 2024

Kenyan women build businesses and power thanks to village savings groups

A group of Kenyan women sits in a circle one recent afternoon, a metal box in the middle. It looks like a toolbox except for three telltale locks. Pocket-sized record books lie strewn on the floor. Money changes hands – many times.

News release | 15 March 2024

Japan provides critical funding to enhance food security and self-reliance for vulnerable people in the Kyrgyz Republic

“The Government of Japan, together with WFP, continues to support the socio-economic development of our country, including the sectors overseen by the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic,” said Gulnara Baatyrova, the Minister of Labour, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Publication | 18 July 2024

Barrier analysis for the social-economic integration of refugee population and host communities in Armenia (Report, February 2024)

WFP commissioned a qualitative study to generate evidence about the potential barriers hindering the socio-economic integration of refugee population in hosting communities as well as to reveal existing opportunities to organize and establish sustainable livelihoods for refugee and local population. The study was carried out in the regions of Kotayk, Ararat, Gegharkunik, Lori and Syunik, i.e.

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Logistics and delivery networks

On any given day, the World Food Programme (WFP) coordinates an average of 6,500 trucks, 140 aircraft, 20 ships and a network of 850 warehouses delivering assistance to people living in the most food insecure and inaccessible corners of the world.

News release | 28 May 2024

The Philippines launches major disaster preparedness exercise with USAID and WFP support

U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Robert Ewing, Philippine Social Welfare and Development Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, and OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno attended the opening ceremony at the New Government Administrative Center in New Clark City, Tarlac. “The U.S.

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Clusters and multistakeholder partnerships

Coordinated efforts to end hunger

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Emergency Preparedness and Response

In recent years, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been managing complex emergencies, natural disasters, and epidemics and pandemics. Emergency preparedness refers to a set of elements that allows us and our partners to be effective, efficient and timely when crises erupt.

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Seasonal and agricultural monitoring

Assessing the development of agricultural growing seasons and its impact on the lives and livelihoods of local populations enables the World Food Programme (WFP) to keep track of events and highlight situations of humanitarian concern.

Story | 27 May 2024

A piece of blue sky: How WFP Hurricane Lisa recovery cash boosts farmers in Belize

“We lost 100 percent of the papaya, which is our main income,” says farmer Maritza Blandon, recalling tropical storm Lisa. In November 2022, the Category-1 hurricane ripped open the greenhouses in Cayo province, Belize, where she and her husband, Ever, grew crops including tomatoes and pineapples. “We work on bank credit.

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South-South and Triangular Cooperation

South-South and triangular cooperation covers the direct exchange of knowledge, experiences, skills, resources and technical know-how among developing countries, often assisted by a donor or multilateral organization, such as WFP. This “triangular” facilitation may take the form of funding, training, management, technological systems, or other types of support.