When Mwanahamisi lost her husband five years ago, life turned upside down.
He had been the household’s sole provider, and a family that was not used to scarcity suddenly lacked food as well as basics such as medicines and cooking fuel.
The analysis is intended to raise awareness of the potential to shape future outcomes in this complex multi-faceted and interrelated systems and argues that the World Food Programme (WFP) can play a major role as a direct stakeholder and enabler of partnerships in the region.
Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA) helps African smallholder farmers transition to commercial agriculture by providing adequate information, investment and support at all stages of the process – from seed to market.
To help break the intergenerational cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh, WFP is providing supplementary food to children and pregnant and nursing women in the country’s poorest and most food insecure parts, along with advice on how to change nutrition and health behaviour.
Investigation in Laprak finds rice is not from the World Food Programme (WFP). Our statement on investigation findings in Nepali language can be downloaded here.
The Emergency Dashboard provides a visual overview of the most relevant operational information related to WFP’s response in the emergency, including geographical, funding, and performance related information.
Social protection plays a vital role in the pursuit of a world with Zero Hunger. This strategy explains how WFP will contribute to the development of high quality national social protection systems and programmes in contexts of food insecurity, as a complement to WFP’s work in emergency response.
“The DPRK has been hit hard by drought and poor harvests that have left millions of hungry children, women and men facing severe food shortages over the coming months,” said WFP Regional Director – Asia Pacific, David Kaatrud.
The appeal comes ahead of the ‘lean’ season, which risks pushing some 6.9 million people—nearly half of Zimbabwe’s population—into hunger by its March peak, according to the most recent national data.