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Highlights: During the COVID-19 pandemic it became widely understood that strong supply chains have the power to save lives. Many countries face a myriad of challenges...

We use economywide models to examine the economic recovery from COVID-19 shocks in Bangladesh and Nepal during 2020–2026. Declining labor productivity, capital underutilization, consumption shifts...

This paper was developed collaboratively with the World Food Programme’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific based in Bangkok (RBB) between July 2022 and May 2023. The paper...

A study was conducted by WFP Nepal to assess the effectiveness of Forecast-based Anticipatory Action (FbAA) program in districts affected by the October 2022 floods. Cash transfers, relief...

This interactive report reflects on WFP’s response to hunger and malnutrition across Asia and the Pacific in 2022, amid a flood of new and existing challenges. In 2022, unparalleled challenges drove...

The study examines the barriers and opportunities to strengthening digital financial inclusion for cash transfer recipients in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal. Specifically, it maps...

Key messages With the new programming cycle for 2021-2027 now under implementation, the seventh progress report provides an opportunity for closure with respect to the EU’s ambitious 2013 pledge...

Loss and damage is a term used to describe the aftermath of the impacts of climate change as mitigation efforts fail and emissions continue to rise, and the consequences of climate change go beyond...

This decentralized evaluation was commissioned by the WFP Nepal Country Office and covers the Baseline Study of USDA McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (FFECN)...

The Economic Vulnerability Index is designed by WFP Nepal’s Evidence, Policy and Innovation Unit and is part of the existing toolbox of vulnerability analyses, targeting and programming assistance being used...