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With this USAID contribution and additional multilateral funds, WFP will distribute food to 63,440 refugees, internally displaced persons, and host populations for three months starting in late June 2024 across 170 villages in the seven prefectures of the northernmost Savanes region.

 World Food Programme (WFP) teams across the Caribbean are taking stock of Hurricane Beryl impacts after it struck Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon as a dangerous category 4 hurricane.

The funds will allow WFP to provide food assistance for 41,000 people living in camps in northern Iraq, who have little to no sources of income and rely on WFP’s monthly assistance for their food needs. A recent WFP survey at the Al Ja’ada camp for refugees and internally displaced people – known as Al Jada’a 1 –  found that 60 percent of the center's residents have to resort to coping str

With support from the Adaptation Fund’s US$14 million contribution, the project will focus on districts in both countries where adverse weather affects farmers' crops and livelihoods.

Haiti, one of the poorest countries globally and within the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC) is extremely vulnerable to climate change and extreme events, which, when coupled with ongoing political unrest, insecurity and instability, exacerbates its rapid economic decline.

Landlocked within South Africa, the Kingdom of Lesotho has a population of over 2 million. Despite some economic growth, Lesotho struggles to address rural poverty and foster inclusive social development. The economy relies heavily on agriculture, which is the main income source for rural residents.

The WFP’s Global Field Pilot Initiative on SSTC in the Republic of Ghana focused on building the capacity of government agencies and ministries to sustainably support agricultural value chain activities.   See the full report of the MARA-WFP Global SSTC Initiative Overview 2022 here.  

The WFP’s Global Field Pilot Initiative on SSTC in the Republic of Congo focused on strengthening the capacity of smallholder farmers to supply cassava derived products to local markets in RoC.   See the full report of the MARA-WFP Global SSTC Initiative Overview 2022 here.  

WFP has been working closely with the Ministry of Social Policy (MoSP) since April 2022 to provide cash transfers to people displaced and affected by the war, helping them meet their basic needs while also supporting Ukraine’s economic recovery.

WFP teams in the two countries are delivering immediate relief in the affected areas and at the same time assessing needs and supporting logistics efforts.