Search

This innovative digital solution replaces the outdated paper system, bringing the power of digital technology to optimize the PDS and enhance user experience.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

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.

The Philippines, with a population of 110.8 million in 2021, is one of the largest economies in Southeast Asia and grapples with high prevalence of hunger and malnutrition. Rice, as the primary staple in the country, is an appropriate food vehicle for fortification.

The event underscored the unparalleled commitment of the Pakistani Government to prevent malnutrition and stunting. It also celebrated the successes of the programme to date. BNP remains the largest government-funded programme in WFP’s global history.

PCRIC and WFP will collaborate on initiatives in disaster risk financing that enhance Pacific Island countries’ resilience against loss and damage resulting from cyclones, floods and droughts, with a particular focus on protecting vulnerable and at-risk populations.

    In the Philippines, former combatants and the local Teduray people have sealed a friendship tending crops and fish farms.

2022 was a year of extremes when it came to weather shocks. Record-breaking temperatures, floods, droughts and storms devastated many regions of the world. With the climate crisis accelerating, it is imperative that – in parallel to saving lives – we strengthen the resilience of communities and enable governments to build better risk management systems.

With this contribution, WFP will provide nutritious, safe, and diverse meals to pre and primary school children in 115 schools from 2024 to 2028, using locally produced foods to be sourced from 8,000 smallholder farmers.