Publications

This factsheet showcases how WFP facilitated a peer-to-peer exchange between Ethiopia and Djibouti’s meteorological agencies to strengthen drought forecasting and early warning systems.

Today, Armenia’s school feeding programme stands as a model of collaboration, demonstrating how strategic investment, multisectoral coordination and circular economy models can lead to sustainable success.

Latin America and the Caribbean face the world's highest cost of a healthy diet while grappling with the double burden of malnutrition, which contributes to an annual GDP loss of up to 16%.

Malnutrition remains a widespread issue among children in the region, with high rates of wasting, stunting and micronutrient deficiencies. While underweight micronutrient deficiencies are significant problems for women of reproductive age in many parts of East Africa, overweight is also increasing rapidly.

Nearly half the world’s undernourished population lives in Asia and the Pacific. By the end of 2023, 78 million people in the region faced acute food insecurity.

Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies persists while overweight and poor dietary practices are on the rise.

West and Central Africa bear one of the highest burdens of malnutrition.

Only a quarter of children aged 6-23 months meet minimum dietary diversity indicating the need for improved access to a variety of nutritious foods.

This decentralized evaluation, commissioned by WFP Senegal, assesses the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project titled "Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risks (the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative)". Implemented by WFP in partnership with the Senegalese government, the project ran from 14 January 2020 to 14 October 2024.

A review on progress made in 2024

Between 2020 and 2023, the World Food Programme (WFP) Rwanda Country Office implemented the Sustainable Market Alliance and Asset Creation for Resilient Communities and Gender Transformation (SMART) programme. The programme aimed to contribute to community resilience through a package of support, including a stronger soil and water management asset base, livelihood strengthening and diversification, farmer organization capacity strengthening and access to inputs and markets, and social cohesion and gender transformation activities.

The terms of reference (TOR) aim to inform stakeholders about the evaluation, clarify expectations and requirements and guide the evaluation team in its work during the various phases of the evaluation.

This report highlights how flexible funding empowered WFP to respond swiftly, and strategically as global needs continued to grow. While much of WFP’s work depends on earmarked resources, US$1.1 billion in flexible support from 38 public and private partners in 2024 gave WFP the ability to act quickly in emergencies and to allocate resources where they could have the greatest impact — enabling faster, smarter, life-saving action. With this vital backing, WFP reached people in 87 countries, helping them through urgent crises and strengthening their ability to face future challenges.

WFP’s Audited Annual Accounts, also known as the Annual Financial Statements, provide insights into the financial performance of the organization. The yearly reports include audit findings and recommendations to enhance WFP’s financial processes and performance.

In 2024, the Philippines endured an active typhoon season with six back-to-back tropical cyclones that successively impacted the Luzon Island Group in 25 days. The first cyclone, severe tropical storm Kristine (international name: Trami), triggered widespread flooding and landslides. This was soon followed by five typhoons that compounded damages in barely recovered areas of Bicol, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Ilocos Region.

The latest services provided by the World Food Programme (WFP)’s Fast IT and Telecommunications Emergency and Support Team (FITTEST). FITTEST is group of humanitarian responders that deploys globally to establish and restore IT services in emergencies – ensuring humanitarians have the systems they need to respond, no matter what.