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Drawing from a unique survey of thousands of households in three Central American countries - El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, a joint report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Civic Data Design Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organization of A

This vital support will expand inter-agency storage and cargo consolidation operations at multiple locations in Egypt and facilitate transport of food and lifesaving assistance to the Palestinian people.   The WFP-led Logistics Cluster is collaborating closely with the Egyptian Red Crescent, which is responsible for receiving and storing international aid on behalf of the humanitarian

Considering the unprecedented trend of rising humanitarian needs and the global food crisis in which climate shocks play a major role, WFP is integrating anticipatory action and social protection. When anticipatory action is layered with social protection, it can help address the climate risks affecting the most vulnerable populations in a timely, sustainable, and cost-effective manner.

It’s been four months since Letemariam Lakaw gave birth to her baby boy on the floor of their room in Hitsats, a former refugee camp in Ethiopia’s Tigray region that now houses tens of thousands of families displaced by conflict.  “There were days where we didn’t eat any food the whole day and night.

This innovative digital solution replaces the outdated paper system, bringing the power of digital technology to optimize the PDS and enhance user experience.

WFP’s augmented response will target hard-to-reach areas like Menaka, where the number of people forced to flee their homes continues to rise - with hunger reaching catastrophic levels due to the combined effects of climate extremes and inter-communal violence. “Food insecurity has already reached alarming levels in Menaka.

“WFP is extremely grateful to the World Bank for this generous contribution, at a crucial time in Sudan when more and more people do not know where their next meal will come from,” said Eddie Rowe, WFP’s Representative and Country Director in Sudan.  This is the first-ever direct contribution from the World Bank to WFP in Sudan.

It was carried out in 2022. This mid-term evaluation was commissioned to assess progress toward programme indicator targets, ensure accountability, generate lessons learned, and inform course corrections for the remainder of the programme period, and was intended for both accountability and learning purposes.

Kadidja Abakar is haunted by the people she left behind, after fleeing her home in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region.   “We saw dead bodies along the way,” recalls the mother of six. “The wounded lay in their blood, crying for help. But there was nobody to assist them.”  Today, Abakar and her children are safe, after having crossed into eastern Chad last July.

The Government of Algeria and international donors have shown consistent solidarity with Sahrawi refugees through humanitarian support over more than four decades, support that has been of vital importance, and must be recognized. Regrettably, pressed by global challenges, this support is now insufficient to meet current needs.