Pacific interim multi-country strategic plan (2019 - 2022)

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme (WFP), 2019.

English

8 v.

WFPELR2761

This interim multi-country strategic plan articulates WFP’s strategy for improving the capacity of the Pacific island countries and territories to reduce the risk of, prepare for and respond to disasters with a view of building a resilient Pacific Community. WFP’s strategy focuses on partnerships and innovation, making use of the cluster approach to lead on national capacity strengthening in logistics, emergency telecommunications and food security. Gender equality, disability inclusion and protection principles are central to the strategy, in recognition of and response to the needs of men, women, boys and girls of all ages and abilities and ensuring their participation. This interim multi-country strategic plan will be delivered solely under Sustainable Development Goal 17, aiming to ensure that disasters that affect Pacific island countries and territories are addressed through appropriate, coordinated, timely and effective regional and national response mechanisms, in line with the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific. Links to Sustainable Development Goal 2 priorities of food security and nutrition will be addressed through the establishment of effective partnerships, especially with the Rome-based agencies and regional organizations. All transfers provided through this interim multi-country strategic plan will take the form of capacity strengthening; no direct food assistance in the form of food or cash is envisioned. The interim multi-country strategic contributes to outcome 1, on climate change, disaster resilience and environmental protection,5 and outcome 2, on gender equality, of the United Nations Pacific Strategy, and outcome 3 of the United Nations development assistance framework, on the sustainable management of natural resources, biodiversity conservation and strengthened resilience to climate change impacts and disasters.

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