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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.

This paper explains the collaboration of the World Food Programme (WFP) and esteemed partners, including the University of Oxford, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the Ethiopia Meteorological Institute (EMI) with grant support from Google.org.

WFP aims to strengthen preparedness systems and processes, and enhance the coordination, optimization, and resilience of humanitarian supply chains and logistics, at both national and sub-national levels, enabling governments to manage and respond to shocks effectively and efficiently.

The decision to pause deliveries to the north of the Gaza Strip has not been taken lightly, as we know it means the situation there will deteriorate further and more people risk dying of hunger.

This contribution is particularly crucial in a context where millions of families are struggling to meet their basic food and nutrition needs due to the compounding effects of the climate crisis, conflicts and insecurity, and the high costs of food and fuel in West Africa which drive food out of reach for vulnerable families.

The agreement, signed in Nairobi by Malle Fofana, GGGI’s Africa Regional Director and Ute Klamert, WFP’s Assistant Executive Director for Partnerships and Advocacy, advances collaboration on climate change adaptation by strengthening government policies, enabling access to climate finance, and sharing climate-smart agricultural techniques while protecting natural resources for future generations.

Like thousands of others in Kyrgyzstan’s northern At-Bashy district, Baktygul Karmyshakova and her large family live precariously.

The funds have been awarded to WFP’s Nepal office through a competitive process operated by USDA’s McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole), which has a long history of supporting Nepal’s efforts to promote food security and opportunities for education.This award will support a comprehensive five-year initiative (2023-2028) focused on improving&nbs