“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.
“The European Union’s priority in Afghanistan is life-saving assistance at times when hunger haunts millions of people across the country”, said François Goemans, who oversees EU humanitarian aid operations in Afghanistan, “Severe drought conditions and the economic crisis push families both in rural areas and in cities to the brink.
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A small white UNHAS Dash 8 airplane taxis down the rough tarmac of tiny Beni airport in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province, raising a cloud of dust on a sunny morning – along with hopes for this conflict-torn region.
This is not just a routine flight. It is a lifeline.
This document sets out environmental and social safeguard measures and actions to be carried out for the Palestine Emergency Social Protection and Jobs Project – Additional Financing, including, the timeframe of the actions, monitoring and reporting arrangements, grievance management and capacity support.
Once adopted, E&S instruments may be revised from time to time if necessary, during Projec
Rome—The UN World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the COP28 and COP29 presidencies have today called for an urgent scaling up of climate action and financing for adapted and resilient agrifood systems in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
The call was made during a high-level Rome meeting in
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In recent years, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been managing complex emergencies, natural disasters, and epidemics and pandemics. Emergency preparedness refers to a set of elements that allows us and our partners to be effective, efficient and timely when crises erupt.
WFP embraces innovation and has a proven track record of piloting, implementing and scaling new ideas. This is not limited to adopting novel technologies, but includes different ways of designing and executing its programmes.