Annual Country Report 2022: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Strategic Plan 2021-2024

Annual Country Report 2022: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Strategic Plan 2021-2024

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2022.

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WFP supported the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through one of the world's largest hunger crises for another year. DRC is home to the highest number of food-insecure people worldwide; 26.4 million people (a quarter of the population). WFP assisted 6.2 million people (58 percent women), which is similar to 2021 achievements (6.3 million) and was 79 percent of the 2022 planning. WFP tackled shrinking humanitarian access due to fighting on supply routes, by postponing distributions and undertaking security assessments. WFP addressed food inaccessibility and related malnutrition by distributing food, cash and nutrition support. 22.6 million people are in emergency (IPC 3) and 3.8 million people in crisis (IPC 4) levels of food insecurity. WFP’s life-saving food and cash assistance comprised the largest part of its operations to contribute to averting catastrophic hunger levels. WFP ensured that children in schools ate nutritious balanced meals and partnered with the Government nutrition programme (PRONANUT) to distribute specialized nutritious foods to treat and prevent malnutrition in children, and pregnant and lactating women and girls. 4.2 million people are malnourished, of which 2.4 million are children and 1.7 million are pregnant and lactating women and girls. To complement crisis work, WFP leveraged opportunities to protect livelihoods and build productive capacities. WFP trained smallholder farmers (mostly women) on post-harvest loss management, business skills and collective marketing and helped local communities rebuild infrastructure. WFP’s protection and accountability work maintained beneficiary safety and dignity, ensuring that people access assistance and participate in decisions related to the assistance they receive. WFP assessed the barriers women and girls face, used consultations to identify specific needs and launched partnerships with civil society organisations to improve targeting.

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