Hunger continues to persist in South Sudan and is widely expected to worsen in the coming months if assistance is not scaled up. This is mainly due to the longer-term effects of the conflict which has also forced tens of thousands of families to remain in temporary shelters and millions of people to seek refuge outside the country.
With an estimated 700 million persons with disabilities residing in this region, WFP is pioneering numerous new disability inclusion initiatives that underline the principle of 'leaving no one behind'. This factsheet offers insights into WFP’s key achievements to date, primary focus areas, as well as several country examples from across the region.
Situated in the Gulf of Guinea, the Togolese Republic is home to 8.1 million people and plays a crucial role as a humanitarian aid corridor for landlocked countries in the Central Sahel region.