The emergency intervention was made possible by Swedish funding to a social protection and health systems strengthening programme implemented jointly by WFP and UNICEF.
“Sweden had already committed US$25 million to support Uganda’s efforts to improve community and household resilience among refugees and host populations in West Nile when COVID-19 came,” said Ola Hällgren, Head of Development C
The contribution through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will allow WFP to support 100,000 families affected by the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 with cash-based assistance in seven cities.
The objective of the evaluation was to assess the implementation and performance of the FY14 award and generate recommendations that will strengthen and inform the operational and strategic decision-making for the FY17 award rollout. The evaluation served the dual purpose of accountability and learning.
NAF, the main social assistance provider in the Kingdom, has distributed JD 106 million in financial assistance to vulnerable Jordanian families in 2018.
The contribution will enable WFP to purchase rice, pulses and other commodities that will be used to provide school meals and general food rations to more than 126,000 people in areas most affected by conflict and food insecurity.
“China will stand with the people of South Sudan at this time of food crisis,” said H.E. He Xiangdong, Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan.
Investigation in Laprak finds rice is not from the World Food Programme (WFP). Our statement on investigation findings in Nepali language can be downloaded here.
The Emergency Dashboard provides a visual overview of the most relevant operational information related to WFP’s response in the emergency, including geographical, funding, and performance related information.
To help break the intergenerational cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh, WFP is providing supplementary food to children and pregnant and nursing women in the country’s poorest and most food insecure parts, along with advice on how to change nutrition and health behaviour.