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The recurrent, protracted and complex nature of many crises re-enforces the importance of developing longer-term interventions that address humanitarian needs as well as development and peacebuilding challenges. Resilience is the ability...

Food assistance is provided in anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of a humanitarian crisis. Its objective is to save lives and livelihoods to avert emergency rates of acute malnutrition or detrimental...

The 2nd Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2) aims at ending hunger in the world by 2030 and ensuring everyone has access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food all year...

Undernutrition, acute or chronic, is a medical condition that mostly affects women and children under 5 years of age. Wasting, stunting and micronutrient deficiency are features of undernutrition...

Poor nutrition affects the most vulnerable, particularly children and women, the poorest and the least educated; these are the people who stand to gain the most from improved nutrition...

The EU is the biggest development actor in food and nutrition security, providing substantial financial and political support. We help our partner countries strengthen the resilience of vulnerable...

LDCs are suffering more from the negative economic impact of COVID-19 than from its health effects. The COVID crisis will lead LDCs to their worst economic performance...

Cooking school meals requires energy. In some countries, families are asked to contribute to fuel expenses or to provide firewood, failing which, children may be...

With the continued extensive spread of COVID-19 and the impact the pandemic has on incomes and livelihoods, VAM’s role is to continuously monitor the situation and provide evidence that inform the required responses in light...

The external briefing note outlines WFP's social protection work and offer to support governments in the design and delivery of large-scale responses to the social and economic impacts of COVID-19.