WFP Jordan responds to the food needs of 495,194 refugees, including 107,772 refugees in camps and 387,422 refugees in communities, through the provision of monthly food assistance in the form of cash-based transfers1.
This issue includes:
Partial Resumption of Operations in northern Rakhine
WFP’s Needs-Based Targeting Transition Suspended in Rakhine
Food Assistance for Conflict-affected Children in Kayin State
WFP’s Response Plan for Repatriation of Myanmar Refugees from Thailand
Restricted Access in Kachin and Shan States
2016 Floods Response
Nationwide Operation
Funding Requirements.
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded around the world in early 2020, international logistics and supply chains were soon suffering the consequences.
In the Pacific region, pandemic response measures prompted the closure of international borders and the cancellation of almost all commercial flights, making it impossible for Pacific governments and humanitarian organizations to move critically n
Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone places in the world. In a country where over 65 per cent of the population live in rural areas and most rely on agriculture as their source of income , the destruction caused by cyclones, droughts, floods and pests affects millions of people.
This funding will support staff from 35 organisations to fly between Damascus, Aleppo and Qamishli for an additional three months to provide lifesaving food, shelter, protection and medical services.
“Considering the level of destruction and setbacks faced by those affected, we expect this to be a long and slow recovery,” said Miguel Barreto, WFP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.
A Situation Report is a concise operational document with latest updates on the World Food Programme's (WFP) response to an emergency. It gives an overview of WFP’s activities and informs the wider humanitarian community and other interested stakeholders about WFP’s response.
Due to a severe lack of funding, WFP was earlier this year forced to reduce monthly food vouchers for vulnerable families from US$10 to US$8 per person.
“The Republic of Korea believes food relief is the first step in enabling refugees to restart their lives and embark on a journey toward self-reliance,” said the Korean ambassador to Uganda Ha Byung-Kyoo, at Nakivale refugee settlement in Isingiro district, where the Korean rice was delivered.