As the impact of economic losses due to COVID-19 is expected to continue through 2021, compounding structural and acute vulnerabilities, sustaining crisis response while contributing to building back better is essential.
This June 2020 update provides a snapshot of the measures WFP has put in place to sustain its operations amidst an unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. It provides up-to-date projections of food security needs due to the economic impacts and measures taken to contain the virus, WFP’s scale-up plan to address needs, and how WFP is partnering with governments in this joint effort.
This update provides a snapshot of the implementation of the June Plan, how resources made available to date have enabled WFP to continue to deliver and expand assistance to meet new and emerging food security needs, and how WFP is planning to respond to the longer-term socio-economic impact of the crisis on food security.
In 2018, as needs continued to grow, WFP and the European Union continued to work closely together to save and change lives of millions of people across the globe.
The WFP Global Operational Response Plan provides government partners, policymakers, humanitarian counterparts, and concerned citizens with an update on evolving needs and WFP response priorities.
This catalogue showcases the diverse projects and products that visualise and analyse the areas where WFP works, created by the Geospatial Support Unit within the Emergency Division at WFP.
The driving focus of the WFP’s Global Operational Response Plan is to provide government partners, policymakers, humanitarian counterparts, and concerned citizens with an update on evolving needs and WFP’s response priorities.
The European Union is one of WFP’s essential partners. In 2020, they helped us scale up our operations to unprecedented levels, providing emergency and development funding to help us save and change lives across the globe. This report details our partnership.
The driving focus of the WFP’s Global Operational Response Plan is to provide government partners, policymakers, humanitarian counterparts, and concerned citizens with an update on evolving needs and WFP’s response priorities.
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.
