Annual Country Report 2020: Dominican Republic. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2020.

English

49 p.

ELR1824

Throughout 2020, WFP Dominican Republic contributed to SDG2 and 17, adapting and scaling up its operations in response to recurrent socioeconomic challenges, the outbreak of COVID-19 and climate shocks. WFP allocated resources to country capacity strengthening, reached food-insecure households with food assistance interventions, malnourished individuals with stunting with malnutrition prevention programmes, in partnership with the Dominican Government and civil society partners. Efforts focused on: (i) country capacity strengthening and evidence generation to improve policies aimed at guaranteeing food security and nutrition; (ii) food security programme adaptation to respond to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and hurricane season, through technical assistance to social protection programmes and WFP direct interventions; and (iii) capacity augmentation in logistics and telecommunication for optimisation of crisis response. WFP continued its strategic partnership with the government flagship social protection programme, Progresando con Solidaridad, in strengthening its nutritional impact on households through a nutrition component. The component continued with growth monitoring, distribution of specialised nutritious foods, preventative care and nutrition orientation for children aged 6-23 months and 24-59 months, pregnant and lactating women and girls, persons with disabilities and the elderly.

Electronic ed.

ELR 1824

eng

MON-127704