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As schools in Venezuela are currently closed, WFP will provide take-home rations that include rice, lentils, salt and vegetable oil, prioritizing school children under the age of six in areas most affected by food insecurity.

“The recent conflict has caused significant destruction and increased the suffering of Gaza’s population that has already been grappling with hefty challenges with little prospect for breakthrough,” said WFP Representative and Country Director Samer AbdelJaber.

When the going gets tough, WFP gets going.

In April 2021, WFP reached 350,000 vulnerable households affected by conflicts in border areas with food or cash assistance. In April-May 2021, WFP interviewed over 1,600 of them to find out about their food security situation and compared the results with previous assessments conducted before the start of the current political crisis.

A predominately agro-based economy, Malawi relies on agricultural production for its macro-economic growth.

The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range in the north of Colombia is the sacred homeland of the Arhuaco Indigenous people, and recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve to promote sustainable development. In the foothills of this imposing mountain range – the highest in a tropical zone – is the municipality of Pueblo Bello.

The first time Lamya Badrkhan visited the Sakhour bakery in Aleppo, she walked into a shell of a building, looked around and wondered how she would ever rebuild it.  It had been seven years since families last stood in line and went back home with arms full of warm bread for breakfast.

Both communities are being hit hard by the adverse effects of the war in Ukraine, notably rapid food price inflation. The assistance earmarked for the south is to be distributed primarily during the next “lean” season – October 2022-March 2023 – when needs are most acute.  “The Government of Japan is extremely concerned about the food security situation in Mozambique”, said Kimura Hajim

The nutrition-in-schools campaign was developed jointly by WFP and MoEYS at a workshop attended by UN agencies, civil society organizations, the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Offices of Education from Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom and Siem Reap. “Many factors contribute to poor nutrition, and behaviour is one of them.