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07/09/2017 — Guinea-Bissau

The Government Of Guinea-Bissau, WFP And Partners To Study Economic Toll Of Malnutrition In Guinea-Bissau
09/09/2016 — Guinea-Bissau

Japan Steps Up Support To Fight Hunger And Boost Nutrition In Africa
29/07/2016 — Guinea-Bissau

Protracted Conflicts Causing Alarming Spikes In Severe Hunger
15/08/2014 — Guinea-Bissau

UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME CELEBRATES ‘HEROES AMONG US’ ON WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY
28/02/2014 — Guinea-Bissau

European Union And World Food Programme Sign Agreement To Enhance Food And Nutrition In Guinea-Bissau
10/10/2011 — Guinea-Bissau

Saudi Arabia Donates Dates To WFP Guinea-Bissau To Boost Nutrition During Lean Season

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Guinea-Bissau, "1 de Junho" school (Cacheu region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau,“Cudjogoro” school (Quinhamel region), November 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau,“Bissa” school (Quinhamel region), November 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau, "1 de Junho" school (Cacheu region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau, "1 de Junho" school (Cacheu region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau, Mores Health Center (Oio region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

In the photo: WFP, EU and Caritas joint visit to the Mores Health Center in the Oio region. WFP provides food assistance to children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau, Farimco (Oio region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

In the photo: WFP, EU and Caritas joint visit to the Mores Health Center in the Oio region. WFP provides food assistance to children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau,“Cudjogoro” school (Quinhamel region), November 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau, "1 de Junho" school (Cacheu region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau,“Bissa” school (Quinhamel region), November 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau, "1 de Junho" school (Cacheu region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Guinea-Bissau, "1 de Junho" school (Cacheu region), December 2015

Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200526), initiated in March 2013, WFP assisted children aged 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), children aged 6-23 months for the prevention of chronic malnutrition, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and tuberculosis (TB) under treatment, vulnerable, food insecure smallholder farmers, malnourished pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and primary school children. WFP provided girls from grades 4-6 with take-home rations as an extra incentive to improve their retention in schools. WFP assisted undernourished PLHIV on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and tuberculosis clients on directly-observed treatment (TB-DOTS) to facilitate nutritional recovery and enhanced adherence to treatment. WFP also assisted food-insecure families of PLHIV and TB-DOTS clients with a family entitlement. In 2015, in support of the Government, WFP assisted vulnerable smallholder farmers to rehabilitate rice land through food-for-asset interventions to improve their food security status; WFP also piloted local purchases of food directly from smallholder farmers’ organizations.
The current PRRO was extended in time from January to 31 March 2016 to be followed by a Country Programme (2016-2020) approved by the ED at the board on February 9, 2016. The CP will be aligned with the human development and agriculture pillars of the Guinea Bissau Government's strategic and operational plan and with human development and economic growth and poverty reduction pillars of the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Guinea-Bissau.

Photo: WFP/Dan-Vieira da Costa

Videos(1)Video archives

16/04/2012 — Guinea-Bissau

Guinea Bissau delegation on study visit in Brazil

A government delegation consisting of representatives from the Ministries of Education, Agriculture, Planning and Health visited the Brasilia-based Centre of Excellence against Hunger from 13-17 February 2012.

For broadcast quality footage, please send us an email at video@wfp.org.

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The Market Monitor

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The 72-hour Assessment Approach: A guide for vulnerability and spatial analysis in sudden-onset disasters, June 2018

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West and Central Africa - Markets Update, 2018

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