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In these unprecedented times, this core contribution by the ROK Government is crucial, with great flexibility and predictability, for WFP’s emergency responses to not only save lives, but also to build resilience and sustainably change lives, whenever and wherever needs are greatest.  “This valuable support from the Government and the peo

The National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) is Lebanon’s first national social safety net, established in 2011 and implemented by the Ministry of Social Affairs. The Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN), a US$246 million project funded through a World Bank loan, was launched in 2021 to expand safety net coverage amidst increased poverty.

A record number of people – 6.9 million, or more than 60 percent of South Sudan’s entire population – do not know where their next meal will come from.

A total of 900 metric tonnes of rice will be distributed to 100,000 people (18,000 families) in 16 districts of Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, Sekong and Salavanh Provinces. “The food inflation rate has experienced a significant surge recently, with a 47 percent increase, the highest level since March 2000.

Through this contribution WFP will reach up to 150,000 people entering Egypt at the borders with ready- to-eat food packages over a period of three months.

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme is recognition of the important link between conflict and hunger and the critical role that food assistance plays in supporting the first step towards peace and stability.

The project will introduce tested solutions to combat desertification and support water conservation in the farming sector.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) snapshot – released today – projects that over the coming months 1.95 million people in Gaza (91 percent of the population) will face acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or worse).

Deborah recalls watching half a dozen elderly men walking towards her home in Bukavu, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s South Kivu’s province.

WFP launched its remote monitoring system (mVAM) in Bangladesh in July 2022 to provide near real-time analytics on food security and essential needs analysis across the country. It allows WFP and partners to assess the food security impact of shocks, including the current global food crisis and seasonal flooding, including the 2022 severe floods in northeastern Bangladesh.