This report takes an in-depth look at the motivations and costs of migration through a unique survey of thousands of households in three Central American countries ¨C El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) has issued an urgent warning that 45 million people are teetering on the very edge of famine in 43 countries, with the slightest shock likely to push them over the precipice. Globally, up to 811 million people are chronically hungry, with 283 million acutely food insecure.
Against this backdrop, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is aiming to target 140 million people in 2021. This document outlines the general context and provides a snapshot of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s work across several areas.
An overview of how digital innovation, technology and data analysis are foundational to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s work in action ¨C from the COVID-19 response to climate change, social protection, and conflict.
This publication provides a summary of a technical consultation on the double burden of malnutrition, discussing policy implications and double-duty actions to be taken.
These special Situation Reports provide an update on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s rapid response activities for major disasters in the Rohingya refugee camps and surrounding host communities in Cox¡¯s Bazar.
The August 2021 Food Security Monitoring System report shows a further deterioration in the Food Consumption Score (FCS), with the share of households with ¡°poor¡± FCS increasing from 34 percent in June 2020 to 37 percent in August 2021. The proportion of households with ¡°acceptable¡± FCS also reduced, from 29 percent in June 2020 to just 21 percent in August 2021. A deteriorating FCS undoubtedly reflects the impact of increasing food prices.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has embarked on a transformative journey scaling up an Integrated Resilience Programme in the G5 Sahel countries. This report sheds light on the people it serves and the achievements.
To increase uptake of weather index insurance in Zambia, the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) is providing technical assistance to the Government to improve the design and management of the insurance product provided under the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP)- the Government¡¯s agriculture input subsidy programme. This report presents main milestones and achievements of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and partners¡¯ technical support to the Government of Zambia
This case study presents the lessons learned from a digital transformation project in the field of index insurance, undertaken by the National Agricultural Insurance Company of Senegal (CNASS) with the support of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Sofrecom.
This report presents the efforts, good practices and learnings identified from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s policy engagement and provision of technical assistance for National Nutrition Programme for School Children in Indonesia, Program Gizi Anak Sekolah (Progas). The programme, which was operational between 2016 and 2019, funded through the Ministry of Education and Culture¡¯s (MoEC¡¯s) national budget. This report is intended to inform the Government, national and subnational stakeholders and development partners, including Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, and provide a basis for future endeavours to improve the nutritional status of school-aged children.
The assessment explores the impact of the escalation on food security across Gaza, drawing on primary and secondary data, available published reports, and results from focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews.
Today over 4.7 million people are food insecure of which over 900,000 are severely food insecure and over 3,700,000 are moderately food insecure. More than half a million people have been added to the count of food insecure people over the last five years. Over 3.3 million people are food insecure in rural areas compared to 1.4 million people in urban areas.