By Ana Opris
More and more people around the world are being forced to stay at home, as countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ways in which this new coronavirus has transformed how we live, work and keep ourselves entertained feel, to me, unreal.
There are many ways to support WFP’s mission to eliminate hunger, from making a donation that helps us reach vulnerable people worldwide to partnering with us to contribute capacity and expertise to our work saving and changing lives.
Since the beginning of military operations in December, food prices in Anbar have rapidly increased in the districts directly affected by the conflict. Inaccessible and besieged areas recorded the most significant changes in food prices.
Food security is of particular concern for areas that were directly affected by conflict and displacement in April, including the governorates of Anbar, Duhok, Ninewa and Diyala.
It was intended for both accountability and learning and focuses on assessing: i) the appropriateness and coherence of the operation; ii) its results; and iii) the factors explaining the results.
The World Food Programme Rwanda Country Office conducted a market assessment in October 2017, to understand beneficiary purchasing power along three sites, where Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities (SZHC) project is implemented, to gather enough evidence for further strategic decisions.
The central question for the assessment was: Do beneficiaries have enough purchasing power to cover their basic
Hunger is a constant threat in Kenya’s arid north. Families struggle to get through the cyclical droughts that erode their meagre assets, leaving them worse off with every shock.