Operations

The Latin America and Caribbean region is diverse in terms of geography, language, customs and prosperity. Consequently, eradicating malnutrition1 and hunger requires country-specific strategies. There has been progress in reducing hunger and malnutrition, but gains have not been proportionately reflected among countries and within countries.

Through this capacity-building project, WFP will continue to generate a knowledge system that elevates the profile of hunger and malnutrition, emphasizing the high social cost in comparison to the cost of reduction measures.

WFP will work to place hunger on the social agendas of governments in the region, promote dialogue, advocate for strategies to address hunger and malnutrition, and bring together practitioners with best practices to influence policy and programme development.

WFP will facilitate a dynamic process combined with technical support that will allow countries in the region to strengthen national food-based social programmes with the aim of reducing hunger and malnutrition for all.

Countries

Bolivia

Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America: of its 9.5 million population, two thirds overall – 80 percent in rural areas – live below the poverty line. Over the last ten years, stunting in children under 5 has remained at 27 percent nationally and 37 percent in rural areas, exceeding 40 percent in the most food-insecure municipa...

Colombia

The humanitarian crisis facing Colombia after more than 40 years of conflict makes it one of the countries with the highest rates of internally displaced people (IDP) in the world. It is estimated that, to date, the accumulated number of Colombians who have been forced to abandon their areas to relocate in the marginal areas of many towns and cities may t...

Ecuador

  Ecuador, located in South America, has a population of 13 million inhabitants. Although an oil exporter, it is still one of the poorest countries in the region....

Peru

Approximately 53 percent of the Peruvian population lives below the national poverty line, and 25 percent lives in extreme poverty....