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WFP used the funds to purchase 5,076 tons of wheat flour from Russia.

WFP’s support to food insecure people is provided thanks to the financial support of the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Government of France, and Government of Flanders.  WFP will provide monthly cash transfers from April to June to the displaced population who has already registered on the Governme

The combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the civil unrest that followed February’s military takeover are placing huge pressures on Myanmar’s economy. Amid a rise in unemployment and food prices, the most vulnerable sections of the country’s population are suffering most. Armed clashes have displaced more than 200,000 people. The World Food Programme in Myanmar is scaling up

According to the SMART nutrition survey conducted in 2019 and 2020, the Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rate remains low showing that investments in nutrition are paying off. However, stunting prevalence—a sign of chronic malnutrition—remains high at 37 percent.

The benefits of school meals extend beyond the classroom, they are an investment in the child’s future and a key safety net within the Government’s Malawi National Social Support Policy (MNSSP). Daily school meal provides a strong incentive to send children to school and keep them there.

The humanitarian situation in the country is poised to get even worse between June and December 2022, with the number of people who likely will be unable to meet their minimum food needs in Yemen possibly reaching a record 19 million people in that period, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF alerted, following today’s rele

The Agriculture for Nutrition II project addresses poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition among the rural population, especially groups such as women, young people and people with disabilities, and continues to expand into new geographies in the country. “The project is contributing to the implementation of the food security and nutrition programme, the rural development and poverty reductio