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Dom Scalpelli, WFP’s Country Director in Bangladesh, said; “our collaboration with BBS has been pivotal in generating crucial data over the years. We have jointly produced poverty and undernutrition maps and have been involved in policy research, like the Urban Socioeconomic Assessment Survey 2019 and the Vulnerable Group Development Survey.

Beirut - Around 2 million people in Lebanon, including 1.29 million Lebanese residents and 700,000 Syrian refugees, are currently facing food insecurity, according to Lebanon’s first ever Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity Analysis.

The WFP-led programme trains over 500 farmers in conservation agriculture, water management, and modern irrigation techniques to overcome the worst effects of the climate crisis that threaten agricultural production and livelihoods.   The initiative aims to integrate ‘conservation agriculture’ methods with modern irrigation to enhance natural resources; promoting no-till techniques, t

Thanks to a US$ 2.4 million contribution from USAID, WFP plans to distribute a total of 500 tonnes of rice rations to some 10,000 households (50,000 people) in the coming days. Each household will receive 50kgs of rice to help them with their basic food needs. The first batch of rice was distributed yesterday in Dinagat. WFP is working with local partners CARE Philippines and ACCORD Inc.

The factsheet highlights Strategic Outcome 3 activities for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Initiatives encompass livestock insurance, climate services, community development and disaster risk management.

Hunger is tightening its grip on vulnerable Haitians as insecurity, violence and deepening economic woes are driving a complex emergency in Haiti. Almost half the population is facing acute hunger and malnutrition is on the rise.

Cambodia has seen considerable economic transformation in recent years, but a sizeable portion of the population remains vulnerable to food insecurity, poverty and shocks.

The National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) is Lebanon’s first targeted social safety net programme assisting Lebanese living in poverty.

The contribution will allow WFP to provide an unconditional food assistance package that includes cereals, pulses, vegetable oil and salt to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host populations and communities affected by conflict and climate related crises in the Far North, Northwest, Southwest, East, Adamawa and North regions. Conflict and displacements have led to a significant

A signing ceremony was held today to mark the contribution, which will be used to buy canned fish, rice and fortified maize meal to further diversify nutritious meals offered in Early Childhood Care Development (ECCD) centers across the country.