Slow-onset disasters, a neglected climatic event, affect the agricultural sector in Southeast Asia and threaten regional food security. Improving food security in slow-onset disasters requires...
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Highlights: The kip continues to depreciate, falling in value by 29% against the Thai baht and 21% against the US dollar in the year to October 2023. With banks rationing access...
In 2021, WFP distributed 1,478,081 MT of fortified foods – the equivalent of more than 3 billion rations, or enough for 17 million people to have their daily...
In Asia and the Pacific Region, WFP provides a wide range of strategic and technical support and capacity strengthening services across 17 countries, with a view to improving the coverage, comprehensiveness...
This synthesis report presents an updated analysis of the social protection landscape in Asia and the Pacific and identifies priorities for enhancing both food security and nutrition and improving responses to risks...
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...
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Part A of the report presents recent economic developments and outlook, alongside with policy options to address the situation.
Part B on the report analyses the impacts of macroeconomic...
The COVID-19 outbreak has intensified the growth slowdown, plunging Lao PDR’s economy into its first recession since the Asian financial crisis in 1998. The World Bank estimates...
This Rapid Assessment measures the impact of COVID-19 on food security and agriculture in Lao PDR during the lockdown period in April 2020. 1,007 telephone interviews were conducted...