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The objectives of the present report are threefold. Firstly, to provide information on the situation in a set of 21 countries and regions considered of maximum concern from a food security perspective. Secondly...

Lebanon currently faces one of the worst economic crises of this century. The political deadlock, the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have further intensified the country’s existing economic...

Climate change and extreme weather events are heightening levels of acute food insecurity and food crises around the world. As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and deals...

Food loss and waste (FLW) reduction is an important component in the transformation of the region’s agrifood systems. Addressing the drivers of FLW along value chains provides an opportunity to tackle...

This joint report provides a review of WFP and UNHCR’s cash assistance for Syrian refugees in Lebanon in July, following the re-introduction of dual currency disbursement in May 2023. In...

Highlights on food security: In domestic currency, food inflation in the region is likely to remain elevated as a result of the continuing pressures on MENA economies’ currencies. In Egypt, year-on-year food...

WFP Lebanon 2023 Mid-Year Highlights report outlines WFP’s achievements and support to refugees and Lebanese between January and June 2023. In a context of continuous socio-economic and...

The Mid-Year Update of the Global Report on Food Crisis (GRFC) 2023 estimated that 238 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity in 48...

The ongoing economic and financial crisis in Lebanon, which began in October 2019, has greatly worsened the food security situation in the country. This crisis has particularly affected...

This policy brief presents an update on the state of food security and the gendergap in food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during theCOVID-19 pandemic using...