The study aims to: (i) enable a deeper understanding of existing national social protection policies, programmes and related instruments; (ii) provide an overview of notable challenges and opportunities for social protection in Sri Lanka to support humanitarian and development goals; and (iii) provide strategic and programmatic recommendations to WFP towards the formulation of future strategic dir
This contribution will allow the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bring together and extend their complementary initiatives and expertise in implementing the Sahel Resilience Partnership (2023-2027) targeting the most vulnerable and climate-affected people in Bur
The Bhutan Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan (2020–2025) seeks to improve the nutritional status of schoolchildren and adolescents, including those in monastic institutions, through improved nutrition knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices.
The programme is designed to complement the government’s social assistance paid to the most vulnerable Ukrainians during the war while also supporting a sustainable transition from humanitarian response to more resilient national systems.
Since the programme was launched in August 2023, 400,000 pensioners living in areas of active or possible hostilities have received payments from
The evaluation was commissioned to provide evidence on the effects of the programme in terms of strengthening resilience (individual, community, systemic) and social cohesion and was intended for both accountability and learning purposes. The evaluation covered the following activities: local capacities strengthening, resilience building, community involvement and strengthening social cohesio
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WFP embraces innovation and has a proven track record of piloting, implementing and scaling new ideas. This is not limited to adopting novel technologies, but includes different ways of designing and executing its programmes.
This figure represents a four-million increase in the number of people who are food-insecure compared to the November 2023 forecast and highlights a fourfold increase over the last five years. The situation is particularly worrying in conflict-affected northern Mali, where an estimated 2,600 people are likely to experience catastrophic hunger (IPC/CH phase 5).