A signing ceremony was held today to mark the contribution, which will be used to buy canned fish, rice and fortified maize meal to further diversify nutritious meals offered in Early Childhood Care Development (ECCD) centers across the country.
In more than 50 countries, WFP’s Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) programme works with people in fragile and degraded landscapes to address their immediate food needs while also promoting the building or rehabilitation of assets—from water ponds to community gardens to roads—to improve their resilience and access to food.
WFP in partnership with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, will use this funding to strengthen the school feeding programme in Bonthe district by ensuring at least one food commodity in the food basket is sourced from local smallholder farmers.
As Chief Financial Officer of the World Food Programme (WFP), I take a personal interest in ensuring that we demonstrate accountability and transparency. Our donors – private individuals, and governments and their taxpayers – demand it, but we also owe it to our millions of beneficiaries to maximise value for money.
ROME, December 11, 2023— Against a backdrop of record food insecurity across the globe, the World Bank and the World Food Programme (WFP) agreed today to deepen their partnership in several priority areas at the country level.
The opening featured a powerful statement from WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, marking the occasion with a commitment to innovation as a key driver in addressing the world's pressing challenges.
"We stand at a pivotal moment in the fight against hunger.
WFP’s Annual Performance Report (APR) is produced in line with General Rule VII.2 of the Organization and is the main annual accountability report that presents WFP’s achievements and challenges for the reporting year.