This factsheet provides a concise overview of the work of the World Food Programme, summarizing the facts, figures and frontline work of the world's largest humanitarian organization saving and changing lives.
In a context of continuous socio-economic and political instability, WFP’s assistance has been instrumental in supporting over 1 million refugees and 700,000 Lebanese nationals as of June 2023, to meet their food and other basic needs.
The document also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) instruments that shall be adopted and implemented, all of which shall be subject to prior consultation and disclosure.
Once adopted, E&S instruments may be revised from time to time if necessary, during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project per
We often hear that Africa is a place of multiple challenges – hunger, conflicts and erratic weather driving millions of people into food and nutrition insecurity and ever deeper into poverty. We also know that Africa is a land of plenty, full of potential.
Their faces smeared with a traditional mussiro mask to enhance their skin, the women stoop to pluck shellfish from the mudflats of Ibo Island, off northern Mozambique.
Amid the ongoing conflict, shifting battlefronts, and the challenges and restrictions on humanitarian assistance, all operations are hanging by a thread. However, thanks to the generous and unwavering commitment of the Government of Japan, WFP is able to continue its humanitarian response on the ground. This contribution will allow WFP to procure&n
The activation, co-funded by Germany, the European Union, and Norway, will enable the dissemination of early warning text messages, the distribution of drought-tolerant seeds and anticipatory cash, and the provision of safe water for communities and livestock.
A tattered football sails off the field at Shree Kakani Ganesh Primary School, in the central Nepalese village of Kakani. The game pauses, as 12-year-old team captain Ravi stops and strains his ears.
It was conducted between June 2021 and June 2022, covering activities implemented from 2019 to October 2021. It also considered preceding operations to assess the strategic shift expected with the introduction of the CSP.
The evaluation concluded that:
The first CSP for WFP in Chad has been implemented in an extremely challenging context characterised by multiple crises.
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Under the government’s coordination, the humanitarian response in flood-affected areas is ongoing, but heavy downpours continue in the country.
WFP responded rapidly in the days that followed the devastating floods - distributing High Energy Biscuits and cash assistance to 30,400 affected people in the capital and other parts of the country.
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