WFP West Africa
@WFP_WAfrica
Official account of the United Nations World Food Programme in West and Central Africa. Tweets in English & Français on issues around hunger and malnutrition.
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Transforming global #FoodSystems means putting the needs & rights of the most vulnerable first: children, women, smallholder farmers, & Indigenous communities. Empowering people & protecting the planet drives sustainable economic growth that benefits everyone. Let's speak up! 🔁
Amidst hunger crises, children and women bear the brunt. Over 36 million children under 5 suffer from acute malnutrition across 32 countries. Urgent action is needed to safeguard their future. #ZeroHunger
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As conflicts and climate crises disrupt children's lives, school meal programmes can help get them back in class.
#SchoolMeals are essential to giving ALL children a healthy future.✏️📚🎓
📉💸 Currency inflation rates are soaring across West Africa, hitting hard in Ghana (23%), Nigeria (30%), Sierra Leone (54%), Liberia (10%), and The Gambia (16%). This spells trouble for the region's already sky-high inflation level, now at a staggering 21%!💶📉 #Cadreharmonise
Koumba anticipated the violence reaching her village in western #BurkinaFaso . When armed assailants killed her neighbors, she and her three co-wives fled, abandoning plans to sell their livestock.
Read her story 👇
#Cadreharmonise wfp.org/stories/new-fi…
🌱 To combat #foodinsecurity , we must prioritize land rehabilitation and diversify agricultural production. Let's promote policies that support local food processing, and ensure access to nutritious foods for all! #Cadreharmonise 🚜🌾
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📍 #Chad 🇹🇩
Against all odds, #WFP , alongside the Government, reached 2,764 million people with food and nutritional assistance.
With 53% being women, our focus remains on empowering the most vulnerable.
#FoodSecurity #ZeroHunger
Ramata is a dedicated farmer who ensures her family of 16 has food year-round. Despite the challenges of #BurkinaFaso 's harsh climate, where she can only farm for a few months each year, she never misses a season.🌾Read her story wfp.org/stories/fighti…