Climate risk insurance annual report 2021
WFP is making climate risk insurance solutions work for food insecure populations. In 2021, WFP protected over 2.7 million people in 18 countries with climate risk insurance, getting closer to reaching
World Food Programme
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COVID-19 Rapid Food Security Vulnerability Impact Assessment Report- Conducted in Lusaka and Kafue Districts
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to disrupt the livelihoods of thousands of vulnerable families in Zambia. This has the potential to reinforce poverty and deepen food and nutrition insecurity. Furthermore,
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Assessing the Functionality of Marketplaces Serving Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
<p>This study provides insights into the functionality of marketplaces in Cox’s Bazar. It brings two novel elements in the existing body of literature on the rapidly evolving market situations and
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Overweight and Obesity- in the context of COVID-19
<p>Following the release of the WFP COVID-19 Medium-term programme framework (MTPF), the Nutrition Division has developed a number of guidance tools and documents related to the MTPF pillars of work. The
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Pakistan Overview of Food Security and Nutrition for 2019
<p>This report is the combined effort of four UN agencies (FAO, WFP, WHO, UNICEF) and the Government of Pakistan coming together to present the overall picture of where Pakistan stands in the efforts to
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Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods, Food Security & Nutrition in East Africa: Urban Focus
<p>Urban populations in East Africa are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly 35 million people, or 58% of the urban populations living in informal settlements who are at high risk from
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Strategic review of food security and nutrition in Indonesia: 2019–2020 update
This report is an update of the 2014–2015 Strategic Review. It was initiated in August 2019 and was extended until July 2020 to cover the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and nutrition.
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Policy Brief: COVID-19 in an Urban World
<p>Coronavirus is changing the face of hunger across the world, according to a report published by the United Nations. The UN’s ‘Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World’, confirms
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Urgent action required to prevent a major food crisis in Eastern Africa
<p>The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region faces an unprecedented triple threat to food security caused by the combined effects of recent severe floods, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
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SBCC Approach towards Prevention of Stunting and Micronutrient Deficiencies in Ghana: “The Good Food for Good Health and Growth Project”
<p>The objective of this case study is to share Ghana's experience related to the national social behavioural change communication (SBCC) campaign that was launched to promote the consumption of locally
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Indonesia- COVID-19 Economic and Food Security Implications
<p>According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Indonesia’s economy is expected to grow by 2.5% in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, down from 5.0% in 2019. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)