Contributing to SDG 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women, and working with communities, partners and Governments, WFP adopted a gender transformative approach in its programming. These included intentionally targeted women to strengthen their resilience, nutrition and food security.
This contribution is particularly crucial in a context where millions of families are struggling to meet their basic food and nutrition needs due to the compounding effects of the climate crisis, conflicts and insecurity, and the high costs of food and fuel in West Africa which drive food out of reach for vulnerable families.
“This is a significant initiative in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to achieve nutritional security in the state, which is focused on food security.
In collaboration with national NGO partners, WFP is on the ground delivering immediate relief to communities hardest-hit. Some 60,000 families - 300,000 people - are receiving fortified biscuits to address urgent food needs.
Women, children, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups are bearing the brunt of a brutal conflict in which dozens of armed groups battle over territory.
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