We bring life-saving relief in emergencies and use food assistance to build peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. We span a broad range of activities, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods to achieve a world with zero hunger. We work in over 120 countries and territories, combining emergency assistance with long-term development while adapting our activities to the context and challenges of each location and its people. There is a variety of ways in which people can support WFP’s mission to eliminate hunger, from making a donation to bringing your expertise to our work on the frontlines. As a land-locked, mountainous country, the Kyrgyz Republic’s economy is exposed to various risks. These include dependence on imported staple foods and fuel, labour migration, and climate-related hazards such as drought, floods and mudflows. Poverty increased from 20 percent in 2019 to 33 percent in 2022, with nearly 2.3 million people living beneath the poverty line, according to the National Statistics Committee. Two decades of development gains were lost in just four years, as COVID-19 saw a major hit to the economy, employment and people’s incomes. This posed significant challenges to WFP’s pursuit of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on zero hunger and improved nutrition. In 2023, staple food prices increased by over 50 percent compared to pre-COVID in early 2020. About two in five households in the Kyrgyz Republic cannot afford a nutritious diet, impacting children and women with lifelong micronutrient deficiencies. More than 70 percent of children aged 6-59 months do not meet minimum dietary diversity, and 47 percent of them along with adolescent girls are deficient in iron and other micronutrients. The World Food Programme (WFP) has been in the Kyrgyz Republic since 2008. We strengthen national capacities and systems for social protection, emergency preparedness and response, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, and improve food security and nutrition for the most vulnerable households. Story | 3 December 2024 Story | 15 February 2023 Story | 10 February 2021 Story | 19 May 2020 Story | 30 October 2019 Kyrgyz Republic country strategic plan (2023–2027)
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