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Update of WFP's Safety Net Policy

The nature and volume of its  activities demonstrate WFP’s leading role as a global practitioner in internationally defined safety nets. This paper updates WFP’s 2004 policy...

Update on WFP's Role in the Humanitarian Assistance System

Recent crises in the Horn of Africa and elsewhere have confirmed that WFP – including as the global cluster lead agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications, and the joint lead agency...

Overview Of Needs And Assistance In The Democratic People's Republic Of Korea

 In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), United Nations (UN) agencies comprising FAO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO and UNDP work with NGO partners to meet the population's most urgent...

WFP in Africa - 2011 Facts and Figures

WFP assists African governments and communities to implement comprehensive, country-led, hunger solution programmes. WFP spends more than 50 percent of its global assistance in Africa. In 2011, out...

Syrian Arabic Republic - Joint Rapid Food Security Needs Assessment, June 2012

In response to the ongoing situation in the country and following the agreement of the Syrian Government, which was expressed in a letter dated 8 March 2012, sent by the Syrian Ministry of Foreign...

Guinea Bissau - Rapid Food Security Assessment, June 2012

Following the  coup d’état  in April, the displacement of about 12,000 people has negatively impacted food security of host  rural communities. The 2011/2012 crop production was...

Bangladesh - Food Security Monitoring System, 2012

This food security monitoring report presents the overall food security situation in Bangladesh; focusing on crop production, food prices trends and household food access. It also analyzes...

The Sahel Central Basin - Market Assessment, June 2012

The assessment relies on secondary data from national market information systems. Primary  data collection took place in May 2012 in a total of  42 markets in Burkina Faso (14 markets),...

India Biennial Report 2010-2011

The Biennial  Report documents the programme activities carried out during 2010 and 2011.It illustrates the key achievements of the country office while giving an account of the...

Four Strategic Evaluations on the Transition from Food Aid to Food Assistance: A Synthesis

This synthesis captures common messages from four Strategic Evaluations about how WFP is progressing in the transition from ‘food aid’ to ‘food assistance’ that was called for...