Programs: Small-scale Farmers
One of the cruelest ironies of hunger is its disproportionate impact on small-scale farmers. The United Nations World Food Programme provides them with training and tools to grow their businesses.
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The world faces the largest global food crisis in modern history. That's why these six Zero Hunger solutions are more important than ever.
In the world's youngest country, WFP is empowering communities by constructing roads to improve food security and develop rural economies.
Over four years, the profits of Hason's farming business have grown steadily – allowing her to build a house, pay for the education of her six children and support her adult children's marriages.
The number of people facing severe hunger continues to grow at an alarming rate, according to the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises.
Lingering drought and the deep economic crisis mean unprecedented hunger will continue to threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people across Afghanistan.
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WFP remains at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Lebanon, currently assisting one in every three people across a country that is now reeling under the impact of local and global crises.
Four United Nations agencies today announced the forthcoming launch of a new phase of a joint program that aims to secure rural women’s livelihoods, rights and resilience to advance sustainable development.
As climate extremes become more frequent and intense, women and girls need to be front and center in the creation and implementation of climate change solutions.
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