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Côte d'Ivoire

WFP Côte d'Ivoire Country Brief, May 2018

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In Numbers

507.87 mt of food assistance distributed in May 2018
20,100 returnees and vulnerable hosts registered to participate in livelihood activities from March to June 2018
US$ 3.63 m six months (June-November 2018) net funding requirements WFP Cote d’Ivoire Country Brief 146,806 people assisted in May 2018

Operational Updates

  • Although the number of returns has significantly decreased in 2018, WFP continues to support the voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees returning from neighbouring countries, in collaboration with UNHCR. A total of 421 returnees received food rations comprised of rice, pulses, vegetable oil and iodised salt upon arrival in May, to cover basic needs of a family of five for an initial period of three months.

  • The agricultural needs of the 1,023 smallholder farmers mobilized around school canteens in northern Cote d’Ivoire were assessed to provide the appropriate second wave of support. Technical and nutrition interventions will be integrated, including community sensitization activities to encourage the participation of men; purchase and distribution of agricultural inputs and equipment; germination tests of market garden seeds; nutritional education sessions for women farmers, etc.

  • The annual press conference of the UN Country Team in Cote d’Ivoire took place on 2 May, with the participation of all the heads of agencies and about twenty journalists. The purpose of this conference was to sensitize the media on the programmes and activities of the United Nations (UN) in Cote d’Ivoire, to communicate with one voice on the achievements and contributions of the UN in 2017 in the context of the implementation of the UNDAF or the Cadre Programmatique Unique (CPU). Moreover, this press conference served as a forum for WFP to discuss about our cooperation with the Government, the institutions, the local communities, the civil society and the private sector.

  • Selected staff of WFP Cote d’Ivoire took part in the training organized by the Regional Bureau on food safety and quality. This training aimed to equip the staff of different units on the quality and safety of food, as WFP handles large quantities of food for its school meals, nutrition and resilience programmes. Similar trainings will be conducted for Cooperating Partners.