Liberia has made significant development strides over the last decade, trying to reduce poverty and expand basic service delivery to its population, and transitioning from one democratically elected Government to another.
On a cold and gloomy day in Veselianka village, in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a few dozen people gather at a food distribution point where the World Food Programme (WFP) provides monthly food assistance.
The Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey, carried out jointly by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) found that 43 percent of the population - or three million people - are estimated to be food insecure in 22 countries and territories.
These Small Island Developing States (SIDS) continue to grapple with high costs of food and inputs for prod
Between June and August 2022, the World Food Programme completed the evaluation and conducted a total of 7,097 household and travel group surveys, ensuring representative samples for five population groups: i) Venezuelan migrants with a vocation for permanence, ii) migrants Venezuelans in transit, iii) commuting Venezuelan migrants, iv) Colombian returnees and v) host communities.
The report predicts that the outlook for June-November 2022 sees a slight improvement in the food security situation, with a reduction in the number of people facing acute food insecurity to 18.9 million people.
ROME – Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, a new UN early warning report has found.
Some 2,500 families with one or more members with disabilities will receive the assistance. The cash amount will vary depending on the number of disabled members per family.
The Joint SDG Fund – an inter-agency mechanism for integrated policy support and strategic financing – provided US$456,000 to finance the intervention.
Thanks to a US$ 2.4 million contribution from USAID, WFP plans to distribute a total of 500 tonnes of rice rations to some 10,000 households (50,000 people) in the coming days. Each household will receive 50kgs of rice to help them with their basic food needs. The first batch of rice was distributed yesterday in Dinagat. WFP is working with local partners CARE Philippines and ACCORD Inc.
Funding from the European Union is helping Syrian families to boost their nutrition at a critical time with a combination of food and cash assistance.
At a small supermarket in Hama, Rubin’s trying to balance a tray of eggs in one hand and a bag of eggplants in another.
Thanks to this grant, families in camps will receive monthly electronic vouchers that are designed exclusively for purchasing food at supermarkets and bakeries in the camps and are operated through blockchain technology.
“This grant is part of the Government of Japan’s Emergency Grant Aid for vulnerable refugees and internally displaced people, facing humanitarian crisis in Syria as well as in