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In Numbers
488,657 beneficiaries received food assistance
2,097 mt food and US$227,704 cash disbursed
13,092 moderately malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women and children benefited under CMAM programme
441,200 pregnant and breastfeeding women and children received supplements and services in July under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme
Operational Updates
Emergency preparedness, Resilience & Livelihoods
• The Green Climate Fund approved a US$9.8 million climate risk management initiative aimed at strengthening resilience to extreme climate in floodprone districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. WFP will implement the project with the Government of Pakistan.
• WFP continued to implement resilience-building asset creation and livelihoods interventions in three districts of Sindh province benefiting 47,790 people.
• Aligned with the Government’s Living Indus Initiative, a new project was started in Punjab, KP, and Sindh to construct over 450 water ponds along with associated activities.
• WFP engaged 50 young women in Larkana (Sindh) in digital skills training, focused on e-commerce and digital marketing techniques, social media advertising, and product photography. The training aimed to empower women to establish online businesses and expand their reach beyond the local market.
Nutrition, Health & Education
• Under the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) activities in four districts of Balochistan and Sindh provinces (Washuk, Kharan, Tharparkar and Kachhi), WFP supported 13,092 moderately malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW) and children aged 6-59 months, bringing the total to 109,100 people supported. Two districts of Sindh (Jamshoro and Qamber Shahdadkot) will be included in the programme in the coming weeks.
• WFP collaborated with the Government of Pakistan to enhance maternal and child nutrition through the Benazir Nashonuma Programme (BNP). This initiative operates through 552 facilitation centers across 157 districts. To date, 2.3 million PBW and children aged 6-23 months have been enrolled in the programme which targets the first 1000 days of life.
• The BNP programme enrolled 97,000 malnourished children and pregnant women for treatment of acute malnutrition. Additionally, over 55,000 participants were registered under the WFP-led pilot programme addressing adolescent girls' nutrition.
• In July, 1,740 mt of wheat flour was fortified under the programme on fortification of wheat flour milled by small-scale mills (chakkis). A total of 132 chakkis are engaged in this initiative across Pakistan.
• WFP, along with other UN agencies of the United Nations, provided technical support to the Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives in finalizing the project document for a multi-sectoral Pakistan Nutrition Initiative Planning Commission Form I (PC1), to address acute and chronic malnutrition in 36 high-burden districts across Pakistan.
Food Systems
• WFP, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Finance Corporation, developed a working paper on Pakistan's Wheat Predicament: An Assessment of Pakistan's Wheat Procurement, Storage Capabilities, and Operational Status. This paper will inform stakeholders on programme and policy actions related to post-harvest management.
• WFP participated in a national dialogue on food systems. WFP, as a panel discussant, emphasized the critical role of reducing post-harvest lossesthrough bolstering national capacities and enhancing supply chain infrastructure. The dialogue informedstakeholders on the most impactful actions in Pakistan for food system transformation.
Emergency preparedness and response
• The Pakistan Meteorological Department and the National Disaster Management Authority forecastedabove-normal rainfall particularly in the eastern regions of Pakistan, which can trigger flooding. In response, WFP developed a contingency plan to support Government’s response and conducted preparedness measures to ensure operational readiness during emergency.
• Civil disturbances in Balochistan province impactedoperational continuity, particularly affecting BNP facilitation centres in four districts. Internet disruptions further compounded the impact on operations. WFP is actively collaborating with government authorities to facilitate the swift resumption of operations.