Publications

Healthy and well-nourished school children learn better and have better chances to thrive and fulfil their potential as adults. Ensuring that girls and boys stay in school and are able and ready to learn allows countries to develop their human capital and individuals to more fully achieve their potential in life. It strengthens community cohesion, stability and productivity, and helps make people and societies more resilient in a rapidly changing world.

The Ghana School Feeding Programme is a social protection intervention aimed at increasing school enrolment, attendance and retention, reducing hunger and malnutrition, and boosting domestic food production. The number of children who receive school meals has increased from 1,900 in its first year (2005) of implementation to 1.7m (2017), with an equivalent increase in expenditure. The Cost Benefit Analysis shows the need to invest in school feeding, projecting it as an investment and not a cost. The report further makes a case for an increase in the feeding grant.

Previous reports published on People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana show that food and nutrition security is critical to mitigating the socio-economic impact on them and their households. A fifth of HIV-affected households are food insecure whilst a third are on the verge of food insecurity. This study provides information on the food security profile of PLHIV to enable stakeholders better tailor future strategies and interventions to address their needs.

The Government of Odisha has made remarkable progress and enhancements to the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). As part of this process, the procurement and distribution systems for TPDS have been digitised and automated. In an endeavor to make these systems even more efficient, accountable and transparent at the request of government, the World Food Programme undertook an assessment of the entire procurement and distribution operations, and this report outlines the results of this assessment.

The second quarter of 2019 focused on the implementation of R4 activities in each of the six countries.

The decentralized evaluation has been commissioned by the WFP Ethiopia Country Office and covers the first year of the Satellite Index Insurance for Pastoralists in Ethiopia (SIIPE) pilot programme (2017-2019).

The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation provided the perfect occasion for highlighting the great progress already achieved by the RBAs in supporting host governments in SSTC. This joint RBAs event,“Leaving no one behind in achieving SDG2: Opportunities for the RBAs to broker South-South and triangular cooperation after ‘BAPA+40’”, hosted by WFP at its headquarters in Rome, featured voices from the field and underline strategic partnerships with the RBAs and host governments. This brochure showcases concrete examples of SSTC at the country level related to the promotion of family farming, the creation of opportunities for the rural youth, as well as the empowerment of women to better access market opportunities.

A Situation Report is a concise operational document with latest updates on the World Food Programme's (WFP) response to an emergency. It gives an overview of WFP’s activities and informs the wider humanitarian community and other interested stakeholders about WFP’s response.

Latest Syria Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission

A Situation Report is a concise operational document with latest updates on the World Food Programme's (WFP) response to an emergency. It gives an overview of WFP’s activities and informs the wider humanitarian community and other interested stakeholders about WFP’s response.

A Situation Report is a concise operational document with latest updates on the World Food Programme's (WFP) response to an emergency. It gives an overview of WFP’s activities and informs the wider humanitarian community and other interested stakeholders about WFP’s response.

Despite significant economic progress over the last two decades, Lao PDR still has one of the highest poverty rates in the ASEAN region, with around a fifth of its 6 million people in poverty.
The country is also vulnerable to natural disasters, which can threaten families’ access to food, nutrition and their opportunities to earn an income. This report is a case study of Lao PDR’s national social protection system, which sought to identify the factors that would enable that system to be responsive to shocks and to support vulnerable families.

The purpose of this review is to analyse the current state of food security and nutrition in Togo, identify gaps in relation to the Government's objectives, and to determine national priorities to achieve zero hunger. For its formulation, a participatory approach was adopted by the Agro Consulting Firm, under the direction of Mrs. Suzanne Aho-Assouma, Lead Convener. Beyond the stated objectives, the process has helped to strengthen intersectoral work dynamics and dialogue between representatives of ministries, the private sector and civil society around issues related to food and nutrition security as well as effects related to climate change, social protection and gender.

This report presents a strategic review of the food and nutrition security situation in Guinea Bissau and defines the country's strategy for this sector through to 2030. The drafting of this report was an inclusive, consultative exercise led by the Government of Guinea Bissau, with the assistance of WFP. The Zero Hunger Strategy provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges facing the country with a view to achieving SDG 2 by 2030 based on extensive analyses and consultations involving a wide range of stakeholders, namely the Government, civil society, the private sector, donors and international organizations.

Findings and recommendations to inform new policies and country strategic plans.

Under the direction of Mr. Mathurin Coffi Nago, Former President of the National Assembly, the main objective of this strategic review is to facilitate the progress towards the achievement of SDG 2 in Benin. It is an independent and participatory process with 3 specific objectives: (i) Conduct a joint, holistic and in-depth analysis of the state of food security and nutritional status in Benin, (ii) Analyze progress and results achieved so far and identify gaps and challenges (iii) Develop recommendations and priority actions to achieve SDG2 by 2030 (SDG2 Roadmap).

Improving the shopping experience for all.

The World Food Programme (WFP) knows that in many contexts, populations can be served better through markets than with in-kind food. WFP’s supply chain unit works with shops in Lebanon to remove market inefficiencies, improve access to shops, lower prices and improve shopping experiences.