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Despite efforts to make resources stretch through prioritisation schemes, meaning food assistance is prioritised for the most vulnerable families, the sheer number of refugees in need of support has grown, along with the gap between resourcing and needs.

For a region that is extremely susceptible to climate shocks and natural disasters, monitoring the impacts of these calamities is critical.

The Tamwini app allows families to easily update – directly on their smartphones – their information for the Public Distribution System for food rations (PDS).

“The Ministry of Education is a longstanding champion of school nutrition, which is a pillar to help children stay in learning. It is proven that the school feeding programme is vital for achieving success in education, strengthening children’s focus and mental capacity.

WFP has been responding to growing food needs in Chad, but funding shortfalls mean that food assistance for refugees and internally displaced people will come to a complete halt this month if no additional funds are received.

WFP’s operations are severely hampered by intensifying conflict, the limited number of border crossings and damaged roads. In the last two months, amid continuing catastrophic hunger, WFP has had to reduce the contents of food parcels in Gaza as inflows of aid dipped and supplies dwindled.

The workshop focused on bolstering Iraq's climate information system with the aim of having unified and consolidated data across the entire country and strengthening early warning mechanisms.

ROME, December 11, 2023— Against a backdrop of record food insecurity across the globe, the World Bank and the World Food Programme (WFP) agreed today to deepen their partnership in several priority areas at the country level.

With climate variability and change being key drivers of hunger, the World Food Programme is building the capacities of communities and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to adapt to the growing challenges of climate change. In the following document, discover how we work with communities, our experience and success stories.

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