Sudan

Targeting food-insecure children in rural, peri-urban and conflict-affected areas, WFP provides daily school meals to encourage attendance, improve concentration and retention. In addition to school meals and in an effort to support girls education, WFP provides cash assistance to the families of girl students in Eastern Sudan, who also receive behavioral change messaging on nutrition and dietary diversity. In cases where schools are closed, WFP provides take-home rations in lieu of school meals.

To strengthen the resilience of chronically food-insecure households, WFP provides opportunities for them to participate in community assets and livelihood activities as part of a productive safety net programme. To address post-harvest losses that significantly affect the food security of smallholder farmers, WFP works to reduce post-harvest losses through air-tight bags, while engaging with private sector to develop sustainable solutions.

WFP aims to prevent and treat acute malnutrition in emergency and recovery situations, reduce stunting and prevent mineral and vitamin deficiencies through nutrition-specific initiatives. In collaboration with the private sector, WFP launched VITAMINO, a micronutrient product distributed free of charge to internally displaced people, refugees and vulnerable residents and sold through retail outlets to reach urban populations. WFP also supports national efforts to promote consumption of fortified foods, providing technical assistance for the development of relevant legislation and standards.

As the leading UN agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications, WFP provides critical logistics and information and communication technology services to the humanitarian and development community, and the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) enables access to hard-to-reach locations.