Publications

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 Annual Performance Report provides 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 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.

New and protracted conflicts, more frequent disasters, economic volatility and enduring inflation combined to drive surging rates of hunger in 2024. In response, the World Food Programme stayed and delivered – reaching over 124 million people despite multiple obstacles and risks.

High levels of need, combined with a complex and challenging operating environment, have resulted in intense demand for rapid, reliable
humanitarian air transport.

As 2025 is unfolding as a year of unrelenting crises, driven by a convergence of conflict, natural disasters, extreme weather events and economic instability, the World Food Programme (WFP) 2025 Global Outlook mid-year edition shares updates of acute food insecurity and needs.

More details on WFP’s value proposition, key solutions to hunger and regional contexts, can be found in the main edition of the WFP 2025 Global Outlook, also available below.

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.

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 publication presents the Climate Services Accelerator Programme, a five-year initiative launched in 2022 by the World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with NORCAP. The programme aims to expand the pool of female climate-service experts in the humanitarian sector by equipping them with technical, field, and operational skills. It describes the mentorship structure—one year at WFP headquarters followed by a year in the field—and highlights the contributions of individual participants.

Over the last decade, WFP has led the way in developing and testing innovative disaster risk financing solutions that protect vulnerable communities from weather-related shocks, enabling faster, more resilient responses and long-term food security.

Over the years, WFP has gathered evidence from its global programmes that highlights the pivotal role of insurance and other financial instruments in safeguarding households’ food security, livelihoods and productive activities. This factsheet outlines five Impact Pathways on Inclusive Risk Financing, each emphasizing the various ways in which insurance and financial services contribute to strengthening resilience and financial security.