Nepal country strategic plan (2024–2028)

CSP approved at EB November 2023 session

Nepal has made significant progress in reducing food insecurity and poverty in recent decades and is scheduled to graduate from least developed country status in 2026. Major challenges remain, however, in ensuring access to food and services and in improving livelihoods and nutritional outcomes across Nepal’s topographical zones and ethnic and marginalized groups. These challenges are further complicated by Nepal’s high vulnerability to natural hazards, which continue to threaten lives and livelihoods.

Based on its strong partnership with the Government, WFP will strengthen systems to address nutrition and food security, improve livelihoods and build resilience in relation to shocks and the impacts of climate change. This work includes augmenting national emergency preparedness and response capacity while maintaining WFP’s readiness to respond directly to major shocks if required.

This country strategic plan is aligned with the Government’s fifteenth plan (covering 2019–2024) and the United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework for Nepal. It supports the Government’s efforts to reduce malnutrition, increase access to food and build sustainable food systems in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2. The plan also contributes to enhancing global partnerships (Sustainable Development Goal 17) while supporting quality education (Sustainable Development Goal 4) and climate action (Sustainable Development Goal 13). The country strategic plan is aligned with strategic outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the WFP strategic plan for 2022–2025. Support will be provided under four country strategic plan outcomes:

➢ Outcome 1: Affected and at-risk populations in Nepal meet their food, nutrition and other essential needs before, during and after shocks and other stressors.

➢ Outcome 2: School-age children and adolescents and nutritionally deprived groups in Nepal have improved education and nutrition outcomes and greater access to affordable, nutritious and safe diets, including through social protection programmes, by 2028.

➢ Outcome 3: Smallholder farmers and climate vulnerable populations in Nepal benefit from climate-resilient and equitable food systems, sustainable livelihoods and climate-proof assets and services by 2028.

➢ Outcome 4: Communities vulnerable to and affected by crises in Nepal benefit from improved common services and enhanced capacities of the Government and humanitarian and development actors by 2028.