In February-March 2021, Â鶹ÊÓƵ launched the remote food security monitoring system (mVAM) in Armenia amidst COVID-19 and the conflict in the adjoining region of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) to assess how those shocks have impacted the food security of the displaced population and hosting families.
The information booklet provides an overview of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s life-saving interventions in Cox¡¯s Bazar. It includes individual factsheets on each programme and sector, and is updated every quarter.
This Review assesses progress made in mainstreaming gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls (GEEWG) into the humanitarian, development and peace nexus agenda.
The United Nation Children¡¯s Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have joined forces in a pioneering programme to help marginalised people in the conflict-stricken eastern Congolese provinces of North and South Kivu.
In 2020, Â鶹ÊÓƵ assisted almost 6.9 million people across the country, with 3.7 million people receiving emergency food assistance and 1.5 million receiving cash-based transfers worth nearly US$46 million. Â鶹ÊÓƵ intensified and expanded the range of its interventions to assist a broader number of people in need, reaching more than 3.5 million IDPs and host families with food rations across the country.
This document seeks to offer practical guidance and examples for monitoring and evaluating anticipatory actions for drought, helping to answer the overarching question of ¡°Does drought Forecast-based Financing (FbF) make a difference?¡± to reduce or mitigate the impacts on affected populations.
The Climate Needs Assessment Survey was conducted to better understand and consult with farmers, as the principle and final users of the climate information, on the availability, types, preference on the format and channels to design an appropriate climate service package.
While the first cases of COVID-19 were only confirmed in Malawi in early April 2020, the Government enforced preventive measures from March which required a rapid adjustment of planned activities in order to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s operations in Malawi. Â鶹ÊÓƵ Malawi has continued to deliver key services within the framework of its Country Strategic Plan, supporting the Government of Malawi to respond to the pandemic.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, as a leading humanitarian logistics organization and co -lead for the National Logistics Cluster, continues to serve as a dependable supply chain support mechanism. Despite unprecedented challenges faced in 2020, many successes were recorded and objectives for the year were mostly exceeded due to investments in logistics preparedness, reliable systems and structures, increased partnerships and great teamwork ¨C all fundamental for serving the people in need.
Responding to the unique needs along the lifecycle is critical to building sustained development and resilience for households. Â鶹ÊÓƵ intends to pursue its lifecycle approach to building resilience through three main avenues: building human capital as a pre-requisite to resilience building, building physical capital to ensure resilience at household and community levels, and grounding these interventions in strengthened national systems, processes, and policies.
In recent years, Malawi has faced successive climatic shocks. In March 2019, the country was hit by Cyclone Idai, affecting over 800,000 people and causing an estimated US$220 million in loss and damages. During the 2020/2021 lean season (November 2020 ¨C March 2021), over 2.6 million people were estimated to be food insecure.
The Livelihoods Programme leverages Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s long-standing field presence and partnership base to implement Food For Assets (FFA), the Integrated Risk Management Programme (IRMP), and Smallholder Agriculture Market Support (SAMS) programmes in an integrated approach.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working with the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS (DNHA) on strengthening local governance, leadership and management towards nutrition and domestic resourcing for nutrition.
To enhance synergies with existing investments, particularly in social protection, livelihoods and school meals, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is strengthening nutrition-sensitive prevention activities in 5 districts (Chikwawa, Phalombe, Balaka, Mangochi and Neno) in the Southern region.
The report is a summary of Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) initiatives and best practices undertaken by Â鶹ÊÓƵ in India between 2017-2020.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s dual mandate, strategic alignment with the 2030 Agenda and recent award of the Nobel Peace Prize are a testament of the organization¡¯s ability to holistically contribute across humanitarian, development, and peace outcomes.
