Annual Country Report 2019: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2020

Annual Country Report 2019: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2020

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2019.

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114 p.

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Successive waves of violence, mass displacements and poor harvests have resulted in a protracted humanitarian crisis within DRC. WFP scaled-up interventions in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, after major armed conflict led to mass displacements and loss of livelihoods. The forced return since late 2018 of up to 450,000 Congolese migrants from Angola also exacerbated an already precarious food security and nutrition situation in Greater Kasai and Kwango provinces. Some 4.9 million people across DRC were assisted with emergency in-kind food. This included over one million children and pregnant and lactating women and girls (PLW/Gs) who received specialized nutritious foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and the prevention of acute and chronic malnutrition. An additional 2 million people received cash-based transfers, worth USD 55 million. WFP continued to provide home-grown school feeding in North Kivu and expanded the programme to Tanganyika and Kasai Central provinces, reaching 121,400 school children in 2019. Through linking smallholder farmers to schools in North Kivu, WFP promoted the development of local supply chains, while ensuring the supply of nutritious foods to children. WFP operations contributed to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 2.1 concerning access to food. Although there is no national data illustrating general progress made within DRC, WFP directly contributed towards this target through direct food and cash-based assistance, reaching 6.9 million people in areas affected by crisis, conflict and insecurity. In partnership with government, WFP conducted six Emergency Food Security Assessments and provided technical support and training to improve accessibility of data on food availability. WFP supported studies including the Zero Hunger Strategic Review, the Cost of Hunger, Cost of Diet and the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) that provided evidence of the gaps to be filled to achieve zero hunger by 2030.

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