Nick Dyer and David Beasley said: “More than 250 million people now face extreme hunger this year alone and coronavirus has made this dire situation even worse.
“There are up to 30 million adults and children facing the most acute food insecurity and who could be tipped into famine if additional support is not provided.
“The United Kingdom and World Food Programme are taking early acti
A list of contributions to WFP by year.
The list for the most recent year is not final and is liable to change as details of contributions work their way through the system.
It covers the Joint Resilience programme in the Gedo, Lower Juba and Banadir regions in Southern Somalia.
Under Phase III of the UN Joint Action for Building Resilience in Somalia, FAO has joined WFP and UNICEF by integrating food security and livelihoods programming into the nutrition and education interventions under Phase I and Phase II in Gedo Region.
This brief higlights four key decision points in the timeline of emergency responses where impact evaluations are feasible, and where additional evidence could improve the way WFP intervenes in emergencies.
Child protection is an umbrella term that covers all the child-centred actions and measures necessary to prevent and reduce risks they may face. WFP is committed to promote children’s safety and wellbeing, provide equal access to basic services, and support safeguarding of their human rights.
Being able to grow food in Walgak – a town in northeast South Sudan, an area once riddled with conflict – is a dream come true for Sarah. A farming-for-peace initiative, backed by the World Food Programme (WFP), has replaced the crackle of gunfire with the thud of hoes as farmers till the soil.
This is surely the safest that Sarah and her community have felt in a long time.