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The EUR 5 million from the European Union (EU) enabled a transition from emergency relief to early recovery and community stabilisation efforts. This project used a community-based approach to reduce tensions and promote social cohesion by forming village committees, ensuring fair resource distribution, and improving infrastructure.

Nicaragua is located in a hotspot for natural hazards and climate change impacts. Low incomes, the predominance of informal employment, economic and social fragility, systemic gender inequalities, and extreme weather continue to impede progress in addressing poverty and food insecurity.

While drivers of food insecurity are interlinked, and the impact of economic shocks and natural hazards have grown in importance in recent years, 65 percent of acutely food-insecure people live in fragile or conflict-affected contexts. FAO and WFP have jointly warned that between June and October 2024, acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger hotspots.

The ceremony was attended by WFP Representative and Country Director in Tajikistan Adham Musallam, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Tajikistan Jurazoda Jamshed, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan Zulfiya Abdusamatzoda and Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoryev.“Ensuring sufficient, diverse and nutritious food contributes to s

The factsheet summarizes results from the 8th wave of the Socio-economic impact assessment of COVID-19 in Cambodia which is carried out in partnership with UNICEF and ADB.

Ethiopia has made important development gains over the past two decades, reducing poverty and expanding investments in basic social services. However, food insecurity and malnutrition are still a major concern across the country. 

Built on 2.6 acres, the new eco-friendly office space is designed with sustainability at its core. Around 80 per cent of the building’s energy needs will be met through solar power, reflecting both agencies' commitment to environmental stewardship.

While food fortification is an effective and widely used approach to reduce micronutrient deficiencies, vitamins and minerals are normally added to the refined versions of staple grains.

In January 2022, the World Food Programme (WFP) released a six-month Drought Response Plan for the Horn of Africa.

Efforts to scale up large-scale food fortification often start with advocating for a law that mandates the private sector to fortify.