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Targeting in Emergencies

Targeting is a process that spans the life of a food aid operation, not just the initial phases of identifying beneficiaries; finding the right balance between inclusion and exclusion errors,...

WFP's Response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami

An EMOP was approved by the Director-General of FAO and the Executive Director of WFP on 3–4 January 2005. Supported by three Special Operations, for logistics, air services and the United...

Child Vulnerability and AIDS: Case Studies from Southern Africa

WFP-UNHCR Joint Evaluation of the Pilot Food Distribution Projects

WFP and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have worked together for many years to provide humanitarian assistance for refugees and displaced people. This collaboration...

Cambodia - Food Security Atlas, December 2005

“The Food Security Atlas of Cambodia” aims to assess the extent of hunger and poverty in Cambodia. It also examines the causes of poverty and hunger. The possession of the means of...

Guatemala - Market Profile for Emergency Food Security Assessments, December 2005

The purpose of this study is to develop a market profile for Guatemala with an aim to strengthening food security assessment capacity in the country. The study is part of an on-going programme of...

Nepal - Food Security Bulletins, 2005

The Food Security Bulletin is published on a quarterly basis by WFP. It contains an up-to-date account of the food security sitution in Nepal. Household food security is assessed based on a large...

Honduras - Market Profile for Emergency Food Security Assessments, December 2005

The purpose of this study is to develop a pre-crisis market profile for Honduras with an aim to strengthening food security assessment capacity in the country. The study is part of an ongoing...

Pakistan - Market Assessment: Earthquake Affected Areas, December 2005

The specific objectives of the market assessment were to (i) to better understand local market structures in the earthquake affected areas; (ii) undertake a trader survey in the affected areas to...

Tajikistan - Market Profile for Emergency Food Security Assessments, December 2005

The primary purpose of this study is to develop a pre-crisis market profile (PCMP) for Tajikistan with an aim to strengthening food security assessments in the country. The study is part of an on-...
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