During the two-day forum in Dakar held on 21 and 22 June 2022, participants will address sustainable development issues, identify and discuss policy directions and actions needed to strengthen the resilience and recovery of West African economies.
This article marks International Women's Day 2021: ‘Women in Leadership, achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’
“Women in Bangladesh were not allowed to go outside of their houses before,” says Khurshideh Begum, recalling her days as a young bride.
This grant comes as part of Japan’s Emergency Grant Aid and brings its total contribution to WFP operations in Palestine since the onset of the Gaza crisis to US$21.3 million.
“We believe this contribution will meet people’s pressing food needs in Gaza, especially women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Through the 2019 PSEA updates, WFP’s Ethics Office, the organization’s focal point for PSEA, shares highlights on initiatives and achievements within WFP and at the inter-agency level.
Written by Natalie Ching and Adriana Sahagun
Since the launch of the World Food Programme (WFP)'s ShareTheMeal app in 2015, almost 2 million people have joined the online community worldwide, sharing over 50 million meals — equivalent to US$ 25 million — with thousands of hungry children.
Funds donated through ShareTheMeal provide school meals for children like Sandra and Christophin in Mada
WFP will use the funds for cash assistance to 80,000 people who will work in community assets creation or skills training programmes designed to increase their employment opportunities and build their resilience against future shocks.
“The Swiss Government and people of Switzerland are proud to stand together with Kyrgyzstan in supporting the most vulnerable people hit hard by the COVID-19 cris
The People Policy, approved in June 2021, provides a framework for excellence in people management and to establish mutual accountability between the organization, its managers and all its employees.
“I met women and children who were holding on for dear life, they’d walked for hours to get to our food distribution points. These were the ones who were healthy enough to make it,” said Beasley from a nutrition centre in the region.
“There have been back-to-back droughts in Madagascar which have pushed communities right to the very edge of starvation.