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The so-called “Kaizen” management approach supports an environment of continuous learning, integration, and innovation in a culture of continuous improvement, based on the idea that small, ongoing positive changes can reap significant positive developments.

Using the Japanese management technique "Kaizen", the participants will receive specialized training aimed at enhancing their business skills and productivity to drive economic development in their communities. The training is generously supported by the German Government.  The training will take place in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, from 13 to 24 November.

The quarterly newsletter provides WFP colleagues working at the country, regional and global levels with a regular update on South-South cooperation and provides a vehicle to showcase and share South-South project experiences.

Traditionally a month of festivities, when families gather over traditional foods to break their day-long fast, this year millions will be struggling to buy even the most basic foods for their families as the war in Ukraine has pushed food prices even higher than the troubling levels at the start of the year. “We are extremely concerned about the millions of people in this region who are alread

Every day, 370 million children around the world receive food at school provided by their governments. Governments invest in school meals because they are a powerful tool in efforts to reach Zero Hunger, helping to ensure every child has access to education, health and nutrition.

A record 12.4 million people in Syria, some 60 percent of population, do not know where their next meal is coming from. Food prices have increased by 222 percent in a year, driven by the tumbling value of the Syrian pound, continuing fuel shortages and ongoing conflict.

WFP estimates that 9.3 million Syrians are now food insecure – with an increase of 1.4 million in the last six months alone. A devastating combination of an economic standstill, the freefall of the Lebanese economy - which is a vital bridge to Syria’s - and COVID-19 lockdown measures, has pushed food prices more than 200% higher in less than a year. Food prices are 20 times higher than their

Every one of the 690 million hungry people in the world today has the right to live peacefully and without hunger. Today, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has turned the global spotlight on them and on the devastating consequences of conflict. Climate shocks and economic pressures have further compounded their plight.