This contribution marks Brazil's third donation to the UN World Food Programme. The funds arrive at a critical juncture when Namibia grapples with the enduring consequences of drought, soaring food costs, and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, following 12 years of conflict, an economy crippled by runaway inflation, a currency that has collapsed to a record low and soaring food prices, 12 million people do not know where their next meal is coming from.
With support from the Adaptation Fund’s US$14 million contribution, the project will focus on districts in both countries where adverse weather affects farmers' crops and livelihoods.
In addition to the monetary increase, WFP has included fortified rice in its food assistance since the beginning of this year. Locally procured and fortified, this rice has significantly higher nutritional value than regular rice, containing essential vitamins and micronutrients critical to people’s health and wellbeing.
Aiming to fill this knowledge gap, considering that other assessments looked at topics affecting agriculture such as desertification, seawater intrusion, and effects from the armed conflict, however, these projects did n
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.
In the face of this global crisis, WFP and UNICEF are working together to track, through an online map, this global cohort of school children, and helping national governments to find ways to support them during the pandemic.
