The visit underscores substantial investments in the country from the Governments of France and Germany and their ongoing partnership with the Government of Lao PDR and WFP, particularly focusing on women's empowerment amid deteriorating food security conditions.
The urgent and lasting solutions needed to achieve SDG 2 require change across multiple levels, with the World Food Programme working every day to raise awareness and encourage positive action.
Ram Bibi and her parents are among nearly more than 7,300 refugee families from Afghanistan and Iraq residing inside 20 settlements across Iran.
Cash assistance from the World Food Programme(WFP) facilitated by donors such as the European Union enables people to buy the foods they need, while in-kind foods such as flour enable families to make food.
Ram Bibi's family moved to Iran
WFP operations are being severely impacted by the escalation of fighting in the south and centre of Gaza. The limited flow of humanitarian assistance and the breakdown of law and order is pushing Southern Gaza towards the same extreme hunger that was seen before in the north as the military incursion into Rafah is having a devastating impact.
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Our Emergencies and Transitions Team ensures that WFP country offices have a framework designed to plan effective and efficient interventions in emergency situations.
The commitment to provide safe and quality food to affected populations is not only driven by the immediate need to address hunger and malnutrition but also by the responsibility to ensure that donors’ contributions are effectively used to purchase good, nutritious food.
Ten years ago, on 8 November 2013, Super Typhoon Yolanda (known internationally as Typhoon Haiyan) hit the Philippines. One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, it devastated much of the country and especially the eastern landmass of Leyte.