Publications

Over 15 million people are now acutely food insecure across the Horn of Africa because of drought, up from 12-13 million at the beginning of the year. Should the ongoing rains fail and increased relief assistance not take place, this number of acutely food insecure could rise to 20 million people by the end of the year.

This report outlines WFP’s response to support the increased humanitarian needs across this region.

A review on progress made in 2021

This Technical Review guides the design, implementation and monitoring of school feeding programmes in refugee settings.

WFP’s Annual Performance Report (APR) is the main annual accountability report that presents WFP’s achievements and challenges for the reporting year. The APR provides aggregated results on WFP’s global performance describing who we assist, how we assist them, how funds are being used, and what results have been achieved.

The World Food Programme (WFP) Colombia conducted formative research to inform its school based programming, allowing schools to act as a platform for inclusion. The study focused on school feeding, nutrition, discrimination and xenophobia in schools that experienced a range of challenges due to high rates of migration from Venezuela. Through this research, WFP aimed to better understand the needs of children and their communities by using two way communication to identify barriers and enablers to behavioural change. The research provided an evidence base for the participatory development of a Social and Behaviour Change Communication strategy that promoted inclusivity and equality. This is an interesting example of how a school feeding programme can address additional issues such as discrimination and promote not only nutritious meals for children but also create a safe environment and positively contribute to breaking stereotypes.

El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) en Colombia realizó una investigación formativa para contribuir a sus programas basados en las escuelas y permitir así que estos espacios actúen además como una plataforma para la inclusión. El estudio se centró en la alimentación escolar, la nutrición, la discriminación y la xenofobia en escuelas que experimentaban una serie de desafíos debido a las altas tasas de migración llegada desde Venezuela. A través de esta investigación, el PMA se propuso comprender mejor las necesidades de los niños y niñas y sus comunidades, mediante el uso de la comunicación bidireccional para identificar tanto las barreras como los factores que facilitan el cambio de comportamiento. La investigación proporcionó una base de evidencia para el desarrollo participativo de una estrategia de Comunicación para el Cambio Social y de Comportamiento (SBCC) que promovió la inclusión y la igualdad. Este es un ejemplo interesante de cómo un programa de alimentación escolar puede abordar temáticas adicionales, como la discriminación, y proporcionar no solo comidas nutritivas para los niños, sino también crear un entorno seguro y contribuir de forma positiva a romper estereotipos.

This case study presents lessons learnt from a regional success story in scaling up rice fortification through social assistance programmes in order to address micronutrient deficiencies

This is the most complete food security evaluation done in Ghana with WFP and FAO's assistance. The analysis will help identify Ghana's food insecure and when/where they are.

Hunger reached new peaks in 2021, due to a combination of conflict, climate crises, COVID-19 and rising food prices. As a result, WFP’s operational requirements reached an all-time high. This report highlights how the flexibility of donor contributions and predictability of resources were critical in allowing WFP to respond effectively to unprecedented needs across multiple humanitarian crises around the world.

The independent evaluation of the integrated social protection- Fagnavotse programme was jointly commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), International Labour Organisation (ILO), United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), World Food Programme (WFP), and the Ministry of Population, Social Protection, and Promotion of Women (MPPSPF) in Madagascar.

A global food crisis fuelled by conflict, climate shocks and the COVID-19 pandemic is growing because of the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine driving rising prices of food, fuel and fertilizer. Millions of people across the world are at risk of being driven into starvation unless action is taken now to respond together and at scale. Due to the unprecedented overlap of crises, WFP’s annual operational requirements are at an all-time high of US$22.2 billion, with confirmed contributions so far at US$4.8 billion (22 percent). WFP is calling for coordinated action to address this crisis.

WFP has integrated climate insurance into its operations to confront the growing frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters.

In December 2020, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Strategy 3.0 (2021-2025) was approved by the SUN Movement Lead Group and is currently being operationalized by SUN countries at a national level.
Aligning with the Scaling up Nutrition Strategy 3.0, a strategic roadmap was developed to support the advancement of SUN Business Networks (SBN) in the Asia region, with the overall aim of increasing private sector engagement in nutrition. The SUN and SBN 3.0 strategies both recognize the need for a shift from a globally driven SUN Movement and SBN to ones that are centered at the national level, with strengthened support at the regional level.
The SBN roadmap for Asia articulates the way forward to engage the private sector and grow SBNs in Asia at country and regional levels, including through the establishment of a regional platform/ coordination mechanism to support national SBNs and identify opportunities with key regional players. It also describes additional opportunities for private sector engagement at the regional level, including strategic alignment with existing private sector-led coalitions and consortia such as the UN Global Compact.

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.