
Chris Nikoi
@cnnikoi
World Food Programme Regional Director for West & Central Africa , @WFP_WAfrica
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https://www.wfp.org/ 29-04-2014 09:14:47
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Thank you 🇩🇪 GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action for your continued support to address the growing humanitarian needs in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin.

In this holiday season, WFP West Africa stands in #solidarity with Cameroonian refugees fleeing inter-communal violence into #Chad. Failed rains triggering competition for resources, are at the root of this inter-communal conflict. The solutions are in more resilient communities.


1/2 Today, UN RCs & UNCTS in #Sahel & the region joined OCHA West and Central Africa , FAO West Africa & WFP West Africa in collaboration with OSCS (UNISS), @UNOWAS & DCO to inform, sensitize, advocate & prepare responses to help mitigate the impact of #FoodInsecurity in the region


#DidYouKnow People who have benefited from World Food Programme's integrated package of activities are better protected against natural disasters and the effects of the #ClimateCrisis. They benefit from regeneration – turning degraded & barren lands into fertile soil. #resilience


Did you know? Children are the future of a nation. In #Benin, the Gov funds school meals in over 50% of public schools, reaching 700k children with daily nutritious meals to help them learn and thrive. World Food Programme is committed to support Benin in building a brighter future for children.


In #Benin, the Gov-led, Gov-funded, World Food Programme-supported school meals programme is helping to strengthen the economy and create new jobs through local food procurement and capacity building of smallholders. Join us in writing a success story in Benin and expanding it beyond borders.



Partnership is key to achieving #SDGs. Today, Marie-Pierre Poirier and I are excited to meet our country teams from #Chad, #Mali & #Niger to take stock of our #EnhancedPartnership aimed at impacting the lives of the people we serve. WFP West Africa


Tune in this morning! UN-Habitat & World Food Programme will launch their new report on urban livelihoods, food security & nutrition in Sub-Sahara Africa during the #pandemic. W/ Chris Nikoi, Rukia Yacoub, Oumar Sylla & Menghestab Haile When? 9-10 am, Dakar time Where? bit.ly/3pX1Swi



Great to exchange w/ President Macky Sall at the @WaterForum9! Our strong partnership is key to achieve #ZeroHunger & water is at the very centre of our efforts in #Senegal! Water means people can grow the food they need. #WorldWaterDay #WorldWaterForum9 #Dakar202


The number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support continues to grow at an alarming rate. Join us, today, for the release of the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises. WFP West Africa



Food crisis is also impacting coastal countries in #WestAfrica. Impressed this week by communities’ efforts supported by World Food Programme, to become more resilient in #Labe as food insecurity in Guinea more than doubled since last year. Together we can achieve #ZeroHunger!


Witnessed impressive harvesting session in #Guinea yesterday. New rice variant from Korea piloted by a women’s group in the locality of Nienh with World Food Programme support showing great results! Growth is twice as fast, and yield is at least 5 times higher compared to the local variety.👍



A week after schools reopened in #CaboVerde, the Gov & WFP West Africa, today, signed an agreement to meet the food& nutrition needs of nearly 90,000 schoolchildren through the national #SchoolFeedingprogramme.
