Contributing to SDG 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women, and working with communities, partners and Governments, WFP adopted a gender transformative approach in its programming. These included intentionally targeted women to strengthen their resilience, nutrition and food security.
McCain takes up the vital role at a time when the unprecedented global food crisis is pushing millions of people deeper into hunger, with a particular impact on the lives of women and girls.
“Hunger puts more people- particularly women and children - at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse,” said McCain and stressed that "Seeking food or humanitarian assistance should never be a choice to sacr
“This is a significant initiative in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to achieve nutritional security in the state, which is focused on food security.
With more than 6 million people uprooted from their homes and livelihoods, and 4.6 million cases of children requiring treatment for malnourishment country wide, this donation comes at a critical time.
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WFP embraces innovation and has a proven track record of piloting, implementing and scaling new ideas. This is not limited to adopting novel technologies, but includes different ways of designing and executing its programmes.
A United Nations food security assessment in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has found that following the worst harvest in 10 years, due to dry spells, heatwaves and flooding, about 10.1 million people suffer from severe food shortages, meaning they do not have enough food until the next harvest.
Schools in Gaza are packed with families who’ve lost their homes and family members to the bombings that have displaced almost its entire population of 2.2 million people.
The same is true of Gaza’s remaining hospitals.
