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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.

The principle is simple: give what you can – whether it’s one meal or one year of meals – and know that it makes a difference. In US dollars, a meal supplied by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) costs around 80 cents – less than the price of a cup of coffee.  It’s no wonder that since its launch in 2015, ShareTheMeal’s come such a long way. In July, the official don

Additional information for journalists: Under the government’s coordination, the humanitarian response in flood-affected areas is ongoing, but heavy downpours continue in the country. WFP responded rapidly in the days that followed the devastating floods - distributing High Energy Biscuits and cash assistance to 30,400 affected people in the capital and other parts of the country. WFP ur

The agencies warned of growing risks including increased malnutrition and anaemia, stunted child growth, deterioration of the health status due to susceptibility to diseases/infection and a myriad of protection risks further compounded by the COVID 19 pandemic. Funding shortages will force ration cuts of up to 60 percent of people’s required daily intake, meaning some 710,000 refugees impacted

Already, WFP has reached more than 400,000 people with food assistance in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces and continues to expand its operations in support of the Government-led response across the country.

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.

  GENEVA – The United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) fears about record levels of hunger in Sudan have been confirmed. Shortly after the conflict broke out in April, WFP forecast that hunger would rise to engulf more than 19 million people in the coming months.

To help displaced people cover their food and other essential needs, the World Food Programme (WFP), with the support of the EU, US, France and the Belgian region of Flanders, provides cash assistance to over 13,000 individuals, who were registered on the government assistance platform and are currently residing within the territory of Armenia.

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