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The focus of the evaluation was to understand the way markets operate in South Sudan and Bangladesh through assessing the wide range of Market Development Activities (MDAs) and Retail Engagements Activities (REAs) implemented as part of cash based transfer (CBT) interventions. The objective was to capture the outcomes of market development and supply chain activities and identify ways to evol
Sudan is sliding into catastrophe, with famine conditions recorded in the Zamzam camp for displaced people near the conflict-riven town of El Fasher in North Darfur.
The Nobel Peace Prize gives WFP recognition “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”.
Hundreds of truckloads of World Food Programme assistance are speeding this month to the hungriest parts of Sudan, as part of a massively scaled-up response after famine was confirmed at a camp for displaced people in the country’s Darfur region.Targeting an initial 3 million people this month, the WFP food-and-cash support aims to prevent more people from falling into catastrophic hunger, o
Some of the challenges the Ambassador witnessed firsthand include the poor living conditions in the camps and continued restrictions on movement and job opportunities. The camps are highly susceptible to hazards like fires and climate shocks such as floods and cyclones, which deepen the population’s vulnerability each time they strike.
WFP trucks, carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice destined for 13,000 people at risk of famine in Kereneik, West Darfur, crossed on Tuesday evening. WFP has food and nutrition supplies for around 500,000 people ready to move swiftly through the newly re-opened route.
“The impact of this conflict spans three countries – Sudan, South Sudan, and Chad - and has created the world’s largest displacement crisis. Almost a year into the war and we’re seeing no signs that the number of families fleeing across borders will slow.