Climatic shocks (floods and droughts), conflict, economic downturn, displacement and disrupted livelihoods are driving the worsening trend in food security with 7.74 million people (62.7 percent of the population) across the country slated to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse levels of acute food insecurity during the lean season between April and July 2022, according to the latest Integrated Foo
WFP Cambodia operates the remote price and market monitoring system in cooperation with the Agricultural Marketing Office (AMO) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
Overarching evaluation questions are: (i) To what extent is the SO2 programme relevant to the needs of targeted smallholder producers and food-insecure, vulnerable populations? (ii) How coherent is the SO2 programme with relevant Government of Kenya policies and programmes, interventions of the United Nations in Kenya and other external partners?
‘’We thank the Government of India and its people for this timely contribution,’’ WFP Afghanistan Country Director Mary-Ellen Mcgroarty said, ‘’There are mothers and families who do not have enough food to eat, they are facing severe hunger and every donation of food assistance will go a long way.
The current situation results from a combination of factors including years of drought which have led to significant drops in food production and grazing land losses, and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Millions of refugees throughout Africa are currently reliant on regular aid to meet their food needs,” said Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Glasgow/Bonn/Rome, 10 November 2021 – Weather-related disasters have increased fivefold in the past 50 years alone. Humanity, and especially vulnerable communities, are only starting to adapt to the new reality of weather extremes.