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The World Food Programme has begun distributing assistance to communities affected by Cyclone Kenneth, which struck north-eastern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province on Thursday, 25 April – the strongest tropical storm ever to hit the country – causing widespread destruction and displacement. To date, WFP has provided food assistance to around 1.3 million people struggling to get back on their fee

In South Sudan, over half the population, nearly 6.5 million people are expected to need food assistance as the country struggles for a fragile peace process and the challenges of climate change.

Drawing from a unique survey of thousands of households in three Central American countries - El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, a joint report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Civic Data Design Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organization of A

The “Sahel Social Cohesion Research in Burkina Faso and Niger” report was conducted by WFP, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Institute for Peace and Development (IPD).

This synthesis report presents an updated analysis of the social protection landscape in Asia and the Pacific and identifies priorities for enhancing both food security and nutrition and improving responses to risks and shocks.

The brief uses key indicators to describe how the global food and economic crisis affects Kyrgyzstan’s food system, highlighting its current resilience and potential opportunities for building further resilience.

The funding, a response to the Government of Zambia’s Drought Response Appeal, enables WFP to provide immediate recovery assistance to the affected population, through a Drought Recovery project. This will help farming families return to production, rebuild their livelihoods, and enhance their capacities to cope with future climate risks. Under the project, which will be implemented unti

The new service, which operates independently, builds on WFP and UNHCR’s experience in setting-up vehicle leasing schemes.

Overall, the evaluation found that WFP has made important steps towards meeting PSEA commitments. Even with its lean capacity, the Ethics Office has taken the agenda forward corporately, providing valuable guidance and support to focal points globally.

The results of the FSVA5 showed that 30 percent of households were food insecure in Armenia. An additional 44 percent of surveyed households was marginally food secure suggesting that more than half of the population are at risk of becoming food insecure in case of a new shock or prolonged crisis.