The 2021–2022 Overview of WFP’s initiatives on South-South Cooperation presents an outline of WFP’s work as a broker and facilitator of knowledge exchanges
In 2021, WFP implemented the Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023 to support the Royal Government of Bhutan in strengthening capacity to address food security challenges and building resilience against natural disasters and climate shocks.
WFP’s assistance in drought-affected parts of southern Madagascar has been essential in averting catastrophe. In 2021, WFP assisted over 1.7 million food insecure people. This factsheet outlines WFP’s key achievements in Madagascar in 2021.
2008 was one of the most challenging — yet most rewarding — in WFP’s history. Faced with the triple threat of the food, fuel and financial crises, this extraordinary organization showed once again that nothing gets between WFP and a hungry child.
2009 proved to be another challenging year for WFP. Just as the number of hungry people worldwide grew to more than 1 billion - the highest number on record - the Programme also faced shrinking humanitarian safe space to reach people, with unprecedented attacks on WFP staff and other humanitarian workers.
Natural catastrophes and political upheaval defined 2011, as parts of East Africa and South Asia buckled under the worst climate disasters in decades and unprecedented anti-government protests in the Arab world deepened poverty and sparked massive human migrations.
The Cost of Hunger in Africa study estimates the social and economic impacts of child undernutrition and provides evidence supporting investments in human capital for sustainable development in African countries.