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Asia and the Pacific Region is the most disaster-prone region in the world, vulnerable to both weather-related hazards such as typhoons/cyclones, droughts, floods, and extreme temperatures, as well as geophysical hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. Since 2015, WFP has been developing AA programmes in collaboration with governments and development partners in Asia and

Bhutan is located in one of the most seismically active zones in the world. The country is also highly prone to floods, forest fires, landslides, urban fires, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The risks imposed by these hazards are intensified by the climate crisis.

By sending people cash, we can effectively and efficiently support them to meet their food, nutrition, and other essential needs, while at the same time bringing unique benefits that can help people break the vicious cycle of poverty and vulnerability and bring multipliers for local economies. Cash-based transfers now constitute 35 percent of all WFP assistance, making WFP the world’s largest p

Civilians in El Fasher and the wider Darfur region are already facing devastating levels of hunger, yet deliveries of food assistance have been intermittent due to fighting and endless bureaucratic hurdles.

”As the second biggest bilateral donor to the Syria response, Germany remains committed to supporting refugees and host countries. We are glad that our contribution will help to avoid that vulnerable refugee families in Jordan are cut off from much needed food assistance”, the German Chargé d’Affaires, Dr. Florian Reindel, said.

This vital contribution – part of Ukraine's humanitarian “Grain from Ukraine” initiative launched by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – arrives as prices of staple food in Nigeria have risen, pushing basic meals out of the reach of millions of vulnerable families across the country. The shipment was made possible thanks to a collaborative effort from Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Luxembourg, N

The TOR notably presents the scope, objectives, key issues, stakeholders and users of the evaluation. It also describes the evaluation approach, team composition and organisation.

As political upheaval shakes Niger, sustaining short and long-term responses to the worsening hunger crisis in the country is critical. WFP’s emergency assistance needs to reach people at the moment they need it and at the appropriate scale.