Innovation advisory services to strengthen capacities and strategies in country offices in LAC, promoting innovative and sustainable solutions in collaboration with governments and the private sector.
This updated resilience policy guides the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s resilience strengthening efforts by clarifying who, where and what will be prioritized, in a context of unprecedented humanitarian needs driven by multiple shocks.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s updated policy underscores climate change as a major driver of hunger and malnutrition, and outlines Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ambition to reduce and manage the impacts of climate-specific risks on lives, livelihoods and food systems.
HIV remains a critical global health challenge, claiming millions of lives each year. As a key cosponsor of UNAIDS, Â鶹ÊÓƵ plays a pivotal role in the fight, ensuring that people living with HIV (PLHIV) who face malnutrition and food insecurity get the nutritious diets they need for treatment adherence and to live healthy, productive lives.
This Strategy outlines Â鶹ÊÓƵ's commitment to achieving a future where PLHIV are food secure, economically empowered, and have equal access to the nutrition they need to thrive.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s updated School Meals Policy underscores the power of national programmes to tackle global challenges, foster sustainability, and ensure every child a daily school meal by 2030.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is actively engaged in reducing hunger and malnutrition, aligning its efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly emphasising SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 17 (Partnerships). Recognising the complexity of global and regional challenges, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has adopted a multifaceted approach tailored to individual countries.
A UNSDG System-Wide Evaluation Office-coordinated a joint evaluation evidence initiative with substantive contributions by IFAD, UNDP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF and Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
The second ECOWAS Regional Technical Conference on Homegrown School Feeding (HGSF), held in Dakar from May 21¨C23, 2024, brought together around 120 participants from ECOWAS and non-ECOWAS countries, alongside partners from international organizations and major financial institutions like the IsDB, AfDB, and World Bank. Co-hosted by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), the conference focused on ensuring costed national commitments backed by innovative financing mechanisms, sharing best practices to inspire effective strategies, and promoting knowledge exchange with robust monitoring to track progress. This collaborative effort reaffirmed regional and international commitments to advancing sustainable school feeding initiatives.
Resilient food systems are crucial for addressing climate change, by enhancing food security, improving nutrition, and supporting livelihoods while reversing environmental damage. Â鶹ÊÓƵ contributes to more resilient food systems through its advocacy and technical support to governments, direct programming, and collaboration with various partners including communities, UN agencies, NGO, the private sector, and academia.
Esta evaluaci¨®n fue comisionada por la Oficina Regional del Programa Mundial de Alimentos para Am¨¦rica Latina y el Caribe y cubri¨® la implementaci¨®n del piloto de la Pol¨ªtica de compras locales y regionales de alimentos en Am¨¦rica Latina y el Caribe. Este piloto se implement¨® entre abril 2021 y diciembre 2023 en El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua.
