In the Holy month of Ramadan, Yemen is facing critical shortages of food. The generous contribution will greatly help Yemenis follow their practices and traditions during this important time.
WFP plans to use this contribution to provide millions of families with monthly food rations of flour, pulses, vegetable oil, sugar and salt.
Climate disasters and change are increasing the risk of hunger and the breakdown of food systems. WFP helps build the climate resilience of the world’s most food insecure populations, most of whom live in fragile, disaster-prone areas.
“Denmark highly appreciates the generosity of the Government of Bangladesh during this humanitarian crisis and acknowledges the huge burden this places on the host country.
EU funding will enable WFP to reach refugees, internally displaced people and host communities in the conflict-affected regions of Maradi, Diffa, Tahoua and Tillaberi with food assistance.
The evaluation was commissioned to enhance project accountability towards the donor and to inform the implementation of future programmes. It was intended for both accountability and learning purposes. It focused on assessing the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the MAM Programme.
The evaluation recognized the complex context of CAR and concluded that the “reactive” response of the country office during the evaluation period was relevant and appropriate. The country office increased its level of assistance because of the emergencies, in line with needs, government priorities and the UN Framework.
Chad is a landlocked Sahelian country in central Africa, with one of the highest levels of hunger in the world – 42 percent of its population live below the poverty line.
They've been farming this land for 3,000 years. Generations of families ploughing soil whose fertility has ebbed away with the seasons. The climate can be equally merciless, with recent years especially bringing recurrent droughts capable of wiping out the harvests on which these communities depend.
On a visit to Tigray in northern Ethiopia however, it's clear that something is changing.