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“This generous and timely contribution from the Republic of Korea amounts to a lifeline for many extremely vulnerable people, including those facing the devastating effects of both unrest and environmental shocks,” said WFP West and Central Africa Regional Director Chris Nikoi.

This report looks at WFP’s work in social protection after an unfathomably complex and tumultuous year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments around the world responded promptly to mitigate COVID-19’s socioeconomic impacts and protect the most vulnerable segments of their populations.

In Niger, over 3.3 million women, men, and children (13 per cent of the total population) are severely food insecure. Maternal mortality rates are high, with 1 in 226 pregnant women dying from pregnancy-related causes.

“Without additional fuel supplies, bakeries working with WFP will no longer be able to produce bread. Only two of our contracted bakeries have fuel to produce bread at the moment and tomorrow there might be none,” said WFP Representative in Palestine Samer Abdeljaber.

In the early 1990s, Seng missed classes and struggled to keep up with other children at her school in Cambodia’s central Kampong Thom Province. At break times she sold rice noodles, sugarcane juice and ice cream made by her family. This took its toll on her performance as a student.

“Following the US$ 1 million emergency food assistance in March of this year, we are pleased to announce our decision to provide US$ 4.4 million in life-saving food assistance to the Rohingya through WFP,” said H.E. Mr. Kiminori Iwama , Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh. “We hope that this grant will help alleviate the severe food crisis in the camps.

The project’s research initiatives will cover over 9,000 households, providing the government of Timor-Leste with critical data needed to address concerning rates of food insecurity.

An infographic summary of WFP's engagements in supporting national social protection in 2020, categorized across the 12 building blocks recognized by WFP as the key elements of social protection systems, as well as its regional bureaus and the specific type of engagement, whether directly supporting national programming or contributing to enabling environments through complementary actions

Amidst the economic crisis, WFP is committed to ensuring that assisted households continue to access the highest quality and services available in the market with the best prices.

Under the Rapid Rural Transformation (RRT) initiative, WFP and partners establish solar-powered hubs, a sustainable water source and ICT in remote areas allowing for the provision of essential services such as energy, water, and digital platforms to members of the community, in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner.