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Food insecurity escalated in Iraq in the second quarter of 2015.

The assessment involved collection of data from large, medium and small capacity traders, wholesalers and retailers, of maize grain, pulses and cooking oil operating in different market centres in 27 districts of the country. It also involved data collection from key market actors at national level, namely Grain Traders and Processors, and National Food Reserve Agency.

At the current level of funding for the calendar year, WFP lacks the resources to provide food assistance to a total of 750,000 people who are in urgent need.

Under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, the Pre-Summit event will bring together the efforts and contributions of a global engagement process to shape ambition to transform food systems.

After a successful pilot in February 2019, the Migration Pulse interviewed 2,545 migrants inside Libya coming from 36 different countries through an innovative web survey. The data collected from January to May 2019 showed that: One third of respondents reported insecurity and violence concerns, which were found to be particularly high in West and South Libya.

The evaluation was commissioned to enable the country office to systematically assess its completed and ongoing Country Capacity Strengthening (CCS) activities using evaluation criteria of relevance, sustainability, and effectiveness, and the WFP CCS framework and to review WFP Philippines’ strategic and operational approach to Country Capacity Strengthening activities WFP Philippines’ Country Str

Despite the challenges of the lean season, use of coping strategies improved in Guinea and Liberia this month. However, in Sierra Leone negative coping for the poorest groups increased. In all three countries, aggregate food prices continue to remain stable. Contrary to seasonal expectations, terms of trade did not worsen and even improved in many localities.

The visit follows a recent contribution of US$12.8 million from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through KSrelief, marking the fourth consecutive year of support for WFP’s refugee response.Reflecting on the visit, Naif bin Saleh Al-Shammari, Director of the KSrelief branch in Jordan, emphasized that KSrelief places great importance on helping Syrian refugees cover their food needs amid the diffic

The tiny east African country of Burundi is one of the poorest in the world.

Since the explosion of gang violence began in July 2021 some 200,000 Haitians have been displaced by violence across the country. Since mid-August, a surge in fighting has forced another 40,000 people to flee their homes in the capital Port au Prince.