Publications

Today over 4.7 million people are food insecure of which over 900,000 are severely food insecure and over 3,700,000 are moderately food insecure. More than half a million people have been added to the count of food insecure people over the last five years. Over 3.3 million people are food insecure in rural areas compared to 1.4 million people in urban areas.

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.

In May, WFP progressively expanded its food assistance in urban centres, while maintaining its agility to respond to increasing population displacements.

This factsheet outlines WFP’s key achievements in Namibia in 2020.

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 terms of reference 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 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.

A position paper for WFP Regional Bureau in southern Africa for climate action in the region.

Findings and recommendations to inform new policies and country strategic plans

To respond to the vast needs in Tanganyika, DRC, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are implementing an integrated programme to build community resilience and strengthen agricultural value chains.

Achievements and lessons learnt of the GFCS– APA programme in Malawi and Tanzania

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 project aims to provide emergency financial support to support the delivery of basic education services, protect and invest in human capital and have a lasting impact on learning across Yemen.

The Food Security Bulletin is part of the national information and early warning system which provides up to date contextual information on the state of food and nutrition security in Timor-Leste. WFP provides technical support in the analysis through the Inter-Ministerial Council for Food Security, Food Sovereignty and Nutrition (KONSSANTIL).

Given the chronic food insecurity and malnutrition prevalent in the Southern African region, this paper analyses the role of food security and nutrition in social protection programming and in bridging the humanitarian- development divide using the COVID-19 experience of several countries in the region.