In June 2020, Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Republic of Congo has started supporting women groups making mbala pinda. Those mixed cassava and peanuts snacks will be bought by Â鶹ÊÓƵ and distributed as school meals and in health centres to vulnerable people of the area. In order to ensure the food safety of this new product, Â鶹ÊÓƵ realized a food safety guide for women groups (or everyone interested in the production of this product) with basic and mandatory guidelines for the production of mbala pinda. A second guide should be published in the next weeks focusing on taking care of cassava processing equipment.
Almost three years into the crisis, the market situation in and around the camps has changed substantially. This assessment identifies how markets can fulfil the demand for essential needs required on a regular, seasonal, or exceptional basis by households for ensuring survival and minimum living standards.
Following the release of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ COVID-19 Medium-term programme framework (MTPF), the Nutrition Division has developed a number of guidance tools and documents related to the MTPF pillars of work. The Overweight and obesity in the context of COVID-19 technical note and guidance aims to support Â鶹ÊÓƵ's work in the area of promoting healthy and nutritious diets, and preventing all forms of malnutrition. Note that this is part of the forthcoming guidelines on overweight and obesity prevention, highlighting the key role that Â鶹ÊÓƵ can play across the various systems ¨C food, health, social protection and education systems.
Undernutrition costs Mozambique 10.9% of GDP each year, equivalent to USD 1.7 billion. As such, undernutrition is a cause as well as a result of poverty. Almost half the population lives in poverty, and around one-third in absolute poverty. The food insecurity of these households is exacerbated by Mozambique's high susceptibility to climate shocks such as cyclones, floods and droughts. Mozambique is also one of only eight countries with an HIV prevalence of over 10%. Malnutrition among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is a serious public health concern. Â鶹ÊÓƵ Mozambique¡¯s Nutrition and HIV programmes follow the Humanitarian-Development Nexus, aiming to serve communities in emergencies, assist in their recovery, and help build robust resilience. To learn more, please refer to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Mozambique Nutrition and HIV Unit ¨C Current and future programming document.
This Comprehensive Food Security and Livelihood Assessment was initiated by Â鶹ÊÓƵ under the overall leadership and guidance of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and with the technical support of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
Joint Rapid Assessment conducted by Â鶹ÊÓƵ and FAO on the possible Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods, Food Security, Nutrition and Agricultural Supply Chain in Pakistan.
The report is a combined effort of 4 UN agencies and the Government of Pakistan coming together to present the overall picture of where Pakistan stands in the efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.
As COVID-19 spreads rapidly in Uganda, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is supporting the country in meeting the humanitarian needs of 1.2 million refugees, as well as
malnourished children and women and school children in the Karamoja region. In addition, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is providing supply chain support to contribute to the government¡¯s efforts to slow the spread of the virus while protecting livelihoods
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Myanmar Country Office (CO) commissioned a mid-term evaluation of its relief food and cash assistance for conflict-affected people.
Analysis of satellite imagery of rainfall and vegetation in order to assess the development of the ongoing food crop production season and how prevailing conditions may impact food crops.
How do you reach beneficiaries with food and services in the midst of a global pandemic? This brief describes how Â鶹ÊÓƵ Mozambique has adapted its nutrition and HIV programmes to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ endeavors to contribute to a profound understanding of the impacts of climate change to food security with an aim of informing relevant action and enhancing the ability of governments and communities to prepare for or adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. This third edition of the agro-climate outlook in Timor-Leste contains outputs from satellite data and the below are the key messages here in:
? Dryness through the Standardized Precipitation Index(SPI) can be found from the eastern part of the country in May 2020.
? Drought can be found from some areas where the second planting season is waiting, thus examining the actual cropland and mitigation plan would be crucial.
? According to the forecast from IRI-Columbia University and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts(ECMWF), Timor-Leste is expected to experience a slightly increased chance of unusually wet conditions between July and September 2020.
Under its Country Strategic Plan (2018-2022) in Palestine, Â鶹ÊÓƵ seeks to improve the food security and nutrition status of the most vulnerable and poorest non-refugee Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank (SDG2) and strengthen the capacities of the national institutions for an enhanced response to food insecurity while forging partnerships with diverse stakeholders (SDG 17)to achieve these goals. This infographic portrays the key outputs of Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2019 towards the realization of SDG2 and SDG17.
