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Youssef is the youngest of five siblings. Aged 8, he is one of 30,000 students in Aleppo who receive a fresh meal at school each day from the (WFP). These meals are made by more than 100 women many of whom run female-headed households taking part in a WFP project. I want to become a computer engineer, he says a musculoskeletal condition he has means he cannot walk, though he is perfectly able to use a keyboard and play chess. He attends a school for children with disabilities that is supported by WFP through a project serving up meals to ensure they receive critical nutrition.
donors private individuals, and governments and their taxpayers demand transparency and accountability but WFP also seeks to maximise value for money for their millions of beneficiaries. Since being named the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, WFP is driven, more than ever, to deliver programmes that are effective and high impact. This is crucial now, as conflict, climate crises, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising costs lead us into a global hunger crisis. Up to 811 million people are going to bed on an empty stomach. Yet WFP faces an unprecedented funding gap.
When it comes to environmental impact, packaging is a big one, says Emanuela Cattaneo, Environmental Adviser in WFPs Regional Bureau in Nairobi. Our help is life-saving and life-changing, and thats inspiring, says Cattaneo, but it also leaves behind an unwanted environmental footprint. Were aware of that thats why weve made an official commitment to curb that footprint. The office in Kenya has recycled 1.1 million polypropylene woven bags. But challenges remain. At local level, the communities that receive assistance often lack the tools to recycle or reuse packaging efficiently. Were working to change that.
Our food systems are breaking the planet and the climate crisis is breaking our food systems. These are two of the biggest problems the world is facing today, and subject to the two biggest conversations the UN. At the UN Food Systems Summit in September, the issued a wake-up call: 811 million people are going to bed hungry in countries where food systems are unequal, strained or broken. Yet, as more than 190 countries come together for COP26, the topic of food systems is yet to make it into the mainstream conversation at UN climate meetings.
The Conference of Parties (COP) is the big UN Climate Change summit gathering the signatory countries to the . World leaders, negotiators, representatives of civil society, business, and international organizations meet annually to discuss how to address the worlds climate crisis, which impacts all parts of the global food system from production to consumption. As global powers meet in Glasgow on 31 October to 12 November, joins humanitarian organizations daring to hope for decisions that will save millions from hunger.
Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone places in the world. In a country where over 65 per cent of the population live in rural areas and most rely on agriculture as their source of income, the destruction caused by cyclones, droughts, floods, and pests affects millions of people. As a response to these challenges, and partners have launched an Emergency School Feeding Programme in Mozambique to promotes school attendance and participation among children in crisis-affected areas, while improving their access to healthy food.
A mother in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is relieved that her children will eat well tonight thanks to WFP-supplied maize meal, beans, oil and salt contributed by the United States Agency for International Development and other donors.
The social, economic and health impacts of COVID-19 add to the ongoing challenges faced by the Arhuaco indigenous people in the north of Colombia, including severe drought and shortage of water for agricultural production, due to climate change. s support has brought welcome relief to hundreds of indigenous families. Each family was given a toolbox for setting up a garden, with WFPs technical assistance.
Since the southern departments of Haiti were hit a by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, has provided 8,000 hot meals to patients, their families and medical staff in hospitals.
is working around the clock to respond after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti killing some 1,300 people, leaving up to 5,000 people injured. Numbers are expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue. In a tweet, said the WFP-managed 51勛圖 Humanitarian Air Service helicopter was on hand, supporting the government and agencies on the ground. Thanks to USAID, WFP has 3,500 metric tons of food pre-positioned across the country to respond swiftly in case of disasters. These existing supplies can support up to 270,000 people for one month.
Up to 811 million people went hungry last year as the combined effects of conflict, climate extremes and the coronavirus pandemic pushed a further 161 million into food insecurity. International food prices are up for a 12th consecutive month. seeks to save and change the lives of 115.5 million people in more than 80 countries. Food systems play a key role in ensuring people's access to regular, nutritious food despite these factors. Food Systems encompass everything from farm to fork its about having a broader picture of how we literally produce, transport, process and consume food.