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Since 2012, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has provided refugees in Lebanon with food assistance, first with food parcels, then paper vouchers and now with e-cards.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s SAFE (Safe Access to Fuel and Energy) initiative adopts a multi-faceted approach to meet the energy security of beneficiaries worldwide through sustainable-energy related activities, enhancing lives and protecting both people and the environment. The following publications highlight the aims and facts of the initiative.
Exchange rate movements can have implications for food prices and, consequently, access to food. This guidance note explains why it is important for food security analysts to monitor exchange rates; how to correctly report on exchange rate movements; and how Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s DataViz keeps track of them.
This decentralized evaluation commissioned by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Madagascar Country Office covered the period January 2015 to June 2019 and was carried out from September 2019 to May 2020.
Standby partners are an important mechanism for Â鶹ÊÓƵ to rapidly augment its emergency response. Not only do standby partners provide rapid surge capacity during emergencies, they also bring to Â鶹ÊÓƵ specific technical skills and equipment that are not available in-house. Standby partners bring expertise that help Â鶹ÊÓƵ adapt to the changing humanitarian landscape. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s standby partner relationships are managed by the Augmented Logistics Intervention Team for Emergencies (ALITE) within Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Supply Chain Division.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s efforts to achieve zero hunger can be strengthened by providing the energy beneficiaries need for producing, transforming and consuming food, which will enhance both their food security and nutrition. Find out more on how people¡¯s food security can be enhanced with improved energy access.
Climate and food security analyses are an important first step to identify the most appropriate policies and progammes that Â鶹ÊÓƵ, governments and partners can consider when designing a climate change adaptation intervention. This guidance explains the different types of climate analyses, as well as the steps and methodologies to conduct them.
During this quarter, the initiative focused on commencing activities in each of the R4 countries. Following dry spells during the 2018 agricultural season, the indexes were triggered in Ethiopia and Senegal. In Kenya, assessment of farmers¡¯ average yields took place in January to analyse the level of payouts for the 2018 short rains season. In Zambia, the index triggered and payouts will be disbursed during the following quarter. In Malawi, the R4 team focused on monitoring of interventions and planning activities for 2019. In Zimbabwe, an outcome monitoring exercise was conducted to determine the effects of the initiative on household resilience. Results from the survey will be presented in the next Quarterly Report.
Achieving Zero Hunger in Mali by 2030 requires strengthening the resilience of individuals, communities and institutions to help them cope with recurrent shocks and adapt in the face of crises.
The World food programme (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) works alongside the Government and partners to provide a range of cross-cutting interventions to strengthen resilience. Learn more here¡
The National Strategic Review was designed as an analytical, inclusive and multi-stakeholder consultative exercise to provide a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the existing food and nutrition context and challenges in Sri Lanka. The strategic review adds to the government¡¯s initiative to nationalize Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
