For the past 45 years, the Sahrawi refugees have been living under harsh conditions in the Sahara Desert in southwestern Algeria. Hosted in five refugee camps near the Algerian town of Tindouf, refugee families rely primarily on WFP assistance for their food needs, while employment and livelihood opportunities are limited.
The emergency intervention was made possible by Swedish funding to a social protection and health systems strengthening programme implemented jointly by WFP and UNICEF.
“Sweden had already committed US$25 million to support Uganda’s efforts to improve community and household resilience among refugees and host populations in West Nile when COVID-19 came,” said Ola Hällgren, Head of Development C
The contribution through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will allow WFP to support 100,000 families affected by the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 with cash-based assistance in seven cities.
The objective of the evaluation was to assess the implementation and performance of the FY14 award and generate recommendations that will strengthen and inform the operational and strategic decision-making for the FY17 award rollout. The evaluation served the dual purpose of accountability and learning.
NAF, the main social assistance provider in the Kingdom, has distributed JD 106 million in financial assistance to vulnerable Jordanian families in 2018.
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.
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.
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.