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Sadiya starts her day early by letting out her goats from her backyard barn at Bokolmayo refugee camp, a collection of makeshift houses in Ethiopia’s Somali region. Whistling cheerfully, she leads them first to a water point nearby, then farther away to find a good grazing spot amid the cracked land.

According to the latest IPC Acute Malnutrition Analysis, the number of children under the age of five suffering acute malnutrition, or wasting, rose by 34 per cent compared to the previous year across the GoY-controlled areas, affecting over 600,000 children, including 120,000 children who are severely malnourished.

The training brought together 45 participants, including youth and women from farmsteads in Stampriet, Schlip, Bernafay, and Maltahöhe, who acquired new skills in food preservation and processing.

The evaluation had the dual objective of assessing the performance of the project (accountability) and learning valuable lessons for its future (learning). The evaluation covered and applied mixed methods to six evaluation criteria. Overarching evaluation questions included: To what extent does the intervention meet the needs and priorities of the government, stakeholders and affected

14 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity, and an estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year.

Nihal Nassereddin is a nutrition officer and food technologist based in her home city of Jerusalem.

The evaluation comprised two main components. The first examines whether children receiving the healthy meals experience greater benefits than those receiving fortified date bars.

Today marks 100 days since the arbitrary detention by de facto authorities in Sana’a of more than 50 personnel from the UN, international and national NGOs, civil society, and diplomatic missions. In addition, four UN staff members have been detained since 2021 and 2023.

“We stand in solidarity with those in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Niger. This contribution to WFP underscores our commitment to supporting all initiatives aiming to provide vital lifelines to vulnerable communities affected by crises.