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Read the State of School Feeding Worldwide report   1. School feeding is back.

1. WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace.

The funding will enable WFP to purchase 985 MT of maize and 245 MT of yellow split peas and benefit 42,000 school children for one year in Bubanza, Bujumbura, and Cibitoke Provinces of the country. Speaking during a launch event at Buganda elementary school in Cibitoke Province, H. E.

Facts and figures about the world' largest humanitarian organization, from how many trucks we have on the go on any given day, to responding rapidly to emergencies and preparing communities so they can reduce the worst effects of sudden disasters.

With more than 6 million people uprooted from their homes and livelihoods, and 4.6 million cases of children requiring treatment for malnourishment country wide, this donation comes at a critical time.

The publication "Ensuring Sustainable Financing of School Meals in West Africa" explores the importance of Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programmes, which provide nutritious, locally-sourced meals to schoolchildren. These programmes support local economies and enhance children's education and health.

Dawn’s yet to break on the rice fields around Bos Thom village, in Cambodia’s northern Siem Reap province. The silence is broken by faint music from a nearby house – the tail end of a wedding party – and the darkness by a single light. Mec Sinat is already at work beneath her house which sits on stilts.

Bhutanese children and the wider public are experiencing the triple burden of malnutrition - undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.

World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa – Investing in School Based Programmes.       Annual Country Reports Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)