Attachments
In Numbers
USD 2.6 m six months (February-July 2023) net funding requirements, representing 37 percent of total
Operational Updates
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WFP provided technical assistance to the Government to develop the National Plan for Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security 2023 – 2026, which was launched on 26 January and aimed at building sustainable food systems and disaster-resilient communities. WFP, jointly with Food and Agriculture Organization, provided support to the Government in five areas of the national plan, including governance, food availability and access, nutrition, climate change and risk management.
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WFP launched the 2023 National Zero Hunger Movement for social empowerment towards zero hunger. WFP, with the social protection programme Supérate, the Ministry of Public Health, the National Council for Food Sovereignty, Food and Nutrition Security (CONASSAN, for its Spanish acronym) and private sector partners, is working on a communication campaign in Santo Domingo to reduce anaemia and address malnutrition by promoting healthier eating habits.
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WFP provided logistics services to support the United Nations Population Funds in assisting Haitian women and girls at the border areas between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. WFP provided humanitarian storage service for 2,000 hygiene kits, wheelchairs and office IT equipment.