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WFP

How flexible contributions made a telling difference to WFP's work in 2019

Flexible funding has never been more essential to the work of the World Food Programme.

In 2019 the agency dealt with a record number of emergencies - 8 at the highest level of 3, and 12 at Level 2 - fuelled chiefly by conflict and climate change.

In Afghanistan, flexible funding meant we could provide food rations through the year for refugees. This meant people staying in camps rather than leaving to search for food, therefore reducing the risk of spreading COVID.

Conflicts in Yemen and Syria raged on, with millions displaced and facing chronic food insecurity. In South Sudan, devastating drought and flooding combined with local fighting to leave people in urgent need, while Central Sahel also saw a combination of conflict and climate extremes leading to a huge surge in the number of people needing immediate humanitarian assistance.

One in three Haitians, or 3.7 million people, needed urgent food assistance
More than 11 million people experienced "crisis" or "emergency" levels of food insecurity
A total US$422.7 million of contributions came through flexible funding

In the Caribbean, one in three Haitians, or 3.7 million people, needed urgent food assistance as rising prices, a weakening local currency, and a drop in agricultural production took their toll. In Southern Africa, more than 11 million people experienced "crisis" or "emergency" levels of food insecurity after the worst drought in 35 years in central and western areas during the growing season.

Access the interactive map to see which donors contributed flexible funding to WFP in 2018, and where this funding was allocated by the organisation's resource allocation bodies.

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In Afghanistan, flexible funding meant we could provide food rations through the year for refugees. This meant people staying in camps rather than leaving to search for food, therefore reducing the risk of spreading COVID.

Access the interactive map to see which donors contributed flexible funding to WFP in 2018, and where this funding was allocated by the organisation's resource allocation bodies.

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