Publications

The objectives of the Strategic Review are to: 1) take stock of the state of food and nutritional security in the country with the key problems that emerge from it; 2) take stock of the deficits in the policies and programmes implemented to respond to these problems; and 3) propose strategic lines of action not only to address these weaknesses, but also to put the DRC on the path to achieving the targets chosen by the fixed horizon.

Considering the multifactorial and multidisciplinary aspect of the fight against hunger and malnutrition, the Ivorian Government has launched in 2016 a new National Nutrition Policy and a National Multisectoral Plan for Nutrition, in addition to the existing sectorial strategies.
In this context, under the leadership of His Excellency Daniel Kablan DUNCAN, Vice-President of the Republic, the Government launched the Zero Hunger Strategic Review process, aiming to strengthen efforts and accelerate progress towards the elimination of hunger and malnutrition by 2030.

This Review is inclusive, based on a consultative process and provides a comprehensive analysis of the problems faced by Tajikistan in ensuring food security and nutrition, and in achieving SDG 2 by 2030.
The review identifies a basic level for a common understanding of the problems and gaps in food security and nutrition, thereby facilitating the coordination of priority actions needed to eradicate hunger by 2030. The conclusions and recommendations of the Strategic Review will help to form the future directions and national priorities identified in the development programmes and strategies of Tajikistan, and will contribute to the evaluation of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF).

Supply Chain is the backbone of WFP operations, enabling it to be at the frontlines in the fight against hunger. With close to six decades of experience and expertise in humanitarian supply chain, WFP Supply Chain is critical to all aspects of the organization's operations, be it emergency response, capacity building, school feeding, nutrition or various other programmatic interventions.
This is made possible by an array of complex and diverse functions – spanning end-to-end planning, food procurement, goods and services procurement, food safety and quality, logistics, in-house shipping, aviation and cash-based transfers and markets – managed by WFP Supply Chain for the organization. Supply Chain also extends its expertise to partners and the wider humanitarian community, helping them to achieve their operational goals. Underpinning it all are 4,000 dedicated staff, often working in some of the most remote and challenging environments possible.
Divided by the different services and units comprising the division, this collection of factsheets clearly and succinctly describes all the activities that enable WFP Supply Chain's life-saving, life-changing work.

This strategic evaluation covers the full range of emergencies WFP responds to from preparedness, immediate response and longer-term response through to exit. The evaluation is organized around the contribution that WFP capacity makes to the quality of its emergency responses. It considers WFP capacities at three interdependent levels - the enabling environment, the organization and the individual.

During this quarter, the R4 Initiative expanded to Burkina Faso, targeting its first 700 households in Central North and East provinces. The initiative will also be piloted in Mozambique this year, with activities starting in Gaza and Tete provinces. In Senegal, over 8,000 farmers are insured and in Ethiopia, more than 26, 000 farmers registered for insurance this quarter. In Zimbabwe, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal for the expansion of R4 in the country was approved during the 23rd Meeting of the GCF Board in Songdo. In Zambia, results from a survey assessing the 2017/18 payout process indicated that insurance compensation was mostly used to buy agricultural inputs, food, and livestock. In Kenya, activities focused on sensitizing farmers for the 2019 Short Rains season, and in Malawi activities during this quarter mainly focused on the risk transfer component.

Given the uncertainty around the impacts of climate change, social protection represents a key form of ‘low regrets’ investment, where it balances the dual role of supporting poverty alleviation, while also addressing vulnerability to climate change. WFP can then engage in the provision of technical assistance and policy support, as well as facilitate dialogue among different institutions and partners to support more climate adaptive social protection programmes

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.

WFP is collaborating with a range of public and private sector partners to develop climate risk finance programmes that help governments and vulnerable households to anticipate, absorb and rapidly recover from climate shocks. This Brief provides an overview of these programmes and how WFP is deploying integrated climate risk financing mechanisms that allow for predictable anticipatory and early responses, significantly reducing the human suffering and capital losses from weather and climate-related disasters.

Among the most significant impacts of climate change is the potential increase of food insecurity and malnutrition. But, how exactly? This infographic shows how more frequent and intense droughts and floods affect the most vulnerable households at risk of hunger, and what WFP is doing to help people adapt and build resilience to climate change.

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 decentralized evaluation was jointly commissioned by the Eswatini Country Office and covers the National School Feeding Programme (NSFP) for the period 2010 - 2018.

The UNHAS Afghanistan in Focus report highlights the operation’s primary achievements and activities in 2018-19. It presents a thorough explanation of available services and provides information on users satisfaction, funding model and regular routes, among others. Finally, the report includes compelling stories from users and staff.

The impacts of climate variability and change are already visible in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). WFP is working with governments, communities and other partners in LAC to strengthen people’s climate resilience.

In 2017, WFP commissioned a Gender, Risk and Urban Livelihood study in Syria to better understand the changing gender roles in vulnerable and food-insecure urban households due to the conflict, and the protection risks that men and women face when accessing livelihoods. The study informed a number of programmatic entry points for WFP in Syria relating to the design of safe, gender-responsive urban livelihoods programmes.