The World Food Programme (WFP) is in a “race against time” to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, its executive director David Beasley has warned.
A total 22.8 million people, more than half the population, face acute hunger as temperatures plummet below zero.
“What’s happening in Afghanistan is just horrific,” said Beasley, who has just visited.
Responding to the combined effects of alarming escalation of violence, a deteriorating economy and worsening humanitarian conditions that continue to expose Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank to striking levels of vulnerability, WFP and Norway are supporting 20,100 of the most food insecure Palestinians in Gaza through electronic food vouchers. Over the period of 12 months, this assistan
On discovering the problem, WFP commissioned an independent analysis of protein, fat, and micronutrient levels in Super Cereal from the supplier to understand the extent of the quality issue.
The so-called “Kaizen” management approach supports an environment of continuous learning, integration, and innovation in a culture of continuous improvement, based on the idea that small, ongoing positive changes can reap significant positive developments.
The academy is endorsed by Jean Todt, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety.
"I salute WFP for the launch of the WFP Road Safety Academy. I am looking forward for the first results of this inspiring initiative which can play a pivotal role in advancing the UN's mission for safer road practices and behaviours,” said Todt.
WFP’s approach to supply chain planning is based on the principles of continuous improvement and collaboration to ensure we can help even more people with the same resources and manage on-time deliveries.
In times of emergencies and humanitarian crises, the exposure of women and girls to risks associated with pregnancy, reproductive health, sexual violence and exploitation are heightened.
The World Food Programme Regional Bureau for Central and Eastern Africa in Nairobi requested the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) to conduct a study into the subject of nutrition-sensitive social protection and its potential to enhance nutrition outcomes across the first 1,000 days.
In 2020, WFP and UNAIDS piloted a joint initiative to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on marginalized populations often left behind by providing cash transfers to vulnerable people living with HIV, key populations and their households in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Niger.
“My day-to-day is never the same,” says Clara Silva, one eye on the relentless flow of emails popping up on her screen, the other on the glittering stretch of Indian Ocean outside her window.
As WFP Head of Office in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, Silva has to wear many hats – managerial, diplomatic, humanitarian.