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WFP is on the ground responding to the immediate and longer term food needs of the most vulnerable people across Lebanon. The country has been hit hard by the triple shock of the blast, COVID-19, and the economic crisis, with severe consequences for lives and livelihoods.

The United Nations World Food Programme is today warning that unless humanitarian access is urgently granted to organizations like the WFP, catastrophic levels of hunger could hit hard in parts of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The stark warning comes ahead of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on the Central Sahel in Copenhagen on 20 October 2020.

The number of hungry people in Central America has nearly quadrupled over two years. Devastating hurricanes compounded economic shocks caused by COVID-19 leaving millions without an income and many planning to migrate. Agricultural and coastal communities in the Dry Corridor have borne the brunt of a years-long climate emergency that was exacerbated by hurricanes Eta and Iota last year.

In Haiti where gang violence compounded by rising global food and fuel prices, have led to protests that have brought the country to a standstill, completely paralyzing economic activities and transport.

In Somalia, historic drought, compounded by insecurity is displacing thousands and sending hunger and malnutrition rates soaring. Famine is projected in Baidoa and Burkhaba districts before the end of the year if the situation continues to worsen and assistance doesn’t reach those who need it.

La evaluación combinó tres enfoques (evaluación centrada en el uso, enfoque orientado por la teoría y evaluación basada en criterios) y respondió a cinco preguntas, utilizando métodos mixtos (técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas) y talleres participativos. Se buscó responder a las siguientes preguntas clave: ¿En qué medida Nutriniños mantiene coherencia con las principales políticas y es

the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), operated by WFP on behalf of the humanitarian community, has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian workers to reach Afghans.