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In Numbers
528,600 people assisted
2,763 mt food and US$ 1.3 million in cash distributed
293,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women and children assisted under Benazir Nashonuma Programme
US$ 10.3 million funding requirements (March–August 2024)
Operational Updates
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The final round of food assistance under the 2022 flood response programme was distributed in Sindh province, providing 66,400 people with 809 mt of food.
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WFP assisted 36,600 people with US$ 331,500 cash transfers in exchange for their participation in resilience-building activities focused on asset creation and livelihood improvement in 12 districts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh, Balochistan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK). Implementation was carried out in partnership with the Pakistan Forest Department and the selected cooperating partners.
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WFP continued implementing community management of acute malnutrition in 11 flood-affected districts of Balochistan, KP and Sindh provinces. Cumulatively, 65,500 pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW) and children were provided 2.5 million sachets of specialized nutritious food (SNF) to treat moderate acute malnutrition.
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In partnership with Pakistan's Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), WFP is implementing the Benazir Nashonuma Programme (BNP), a nationwide initiative to prevent stunting. This programme operates in 158 districts through 539 facilitation centres, including 35 mobile units, enrolling 1.74 million PBW and young children. In February, WFP supported 293,300 PBW and children aged 6-23 months with 26.4 million sachets of SNF, along with health services and health and nutrition awareness.
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Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) services are also provided through BNP facilitation centres to treat malnutrition. In February, 6,800 malnourished PBW and children were enrolled, bringing the total enrolled for CMAM services to 123,800. In addition, the adolescent nutrition programme continues to be implemented through 29 BNP facilitation centres in six targeted districts. In February 2024, WFP enrolled 4,300 girls in the age group 15-19 years.
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WFP also implemented a nutrition-focused social safety net intervention in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, providing cash assistance to households with malnourished children and PBW. Through this initiative, 62,500 beneficiaries received US$ 1 million in cash assistance.
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WFP conducted a two-day training of trainers session focused on people-centred programming for its cooperating partners (CPs) to enhance their capacities in line with the transition towards strategic, long-term development programming from emergency response and early recovery.
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WFP participated in a stakeholder workshop on ‘Monitoring Food Systems for Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Pakistan’, facilitated by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council. WFP highlighted its contribution to strengthening the country's food systems and emphasized the importance of generating evidence through the implementation of pilot interventions in food systems.
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WFP signed an agreement with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) to provide technical support in designing the sample framework for the comprehensive food security and livelihood assessment (CFSLA), which will be launched in April 2024, covering 49 priority districts across four provinces.
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WFP organized a session for development partners with Dr. Saskia Depee, WFP’s Chief for Analytics and Science for Food and Nutrition, to explore how strategies and interventions from various sectors can enhance food security and nutrition. The discussion drew on global evidence and experiences, and partners also deliberated on the cost, affordability, and accessibility gaps of healthy, nutritious diets, as well as their linkages with climate change.