Monday, August 30, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased number of social protection measures to help people cope with economic challenges. A total of 4648 policy measures that addressed the economic and health challenges of the pandemic were identified worldwide...
Thursday, July 23, 2020
To cope with the unfolding economic crisis triggered by COVID-19, governments are increasingly turning to social protection to mitigate the consequences of a widespread economic downturn and to protect vulnerable populations in times of health risk and...
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has said the country’s school feeding programme is a main tool of social protection and an essential pillar of the social safety net. The school feeding programme has a positive impact on children's health and...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
BLOG: The environmental challenges posed by agriculture are massive, and many fear that they will only become more pressing as we try to meet the growing need for food worldwide. Despite encouraging progress made in reducing the number of people that go...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
WFP in Egypt has been supporting the National School Feeding Programme (NSFP) since 1968 and is currently reaching 636,000 children with its in-school fortified date bar snacks.
The Egyptian delegation at the board meeting in Rome on Tuesday presented...