Standard Project Report 2016
WFP actively participated in the planning process of the United Nations Pakistan Partnership Framework( UNPPF) and the next cycle of the Delivering as One initiative under the One UN Programme( OP III). In addition, WFP also engaged in developing the food security section of the Humanitarian Needs Overview 2017 and the Humanitarian Strategic Plan 2017.
In 2016, WFP facilitated the completion of the first round of provincial food and nutrition strategic review consultations with the Government, civil society, development partners and other relevant stakeholders. This exercise was carried out to identify the main challenges faced by Pakistan in achieving food security and improved nutrition, particularly in the context of achieving SDG 2— End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture, and to prioritise areas for action to guide future development initiatives. The outcomes of these workshops will now be taken back to provincial governments for their validation in a second round of consultations, before being subsequently consolidated in a final report. The results of these consultations will serve to guide the programme structure and design of WFP ' s Country Strategic Plan. Owing to WFP ' s role in supporting the Government ' s efforts to improve education levels, particularly in FATA, WFP was officially incorporated as a lead agency for SDG 4( Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning) in Pakistan, and WFP is working in close coordination with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization( UNESCO) and the United Nations Children ' s Fund( UNICEF) to roll out and localise SDG 4 in the country.
WFP has supported the Government in the education sector since 1995 through its school feeding programmes, with coverage ranging from 25,000 students to 2.5 million students. Acknowledging the achievements of these interventions, the provincial Governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa( KP) announced their school feeding initiatives in 2015-2016, and requested technical support from WFP in the design and management of these initiatives. Furthermore, WFP provided technical assistance to the food department of the provincial Government of Punjab for the construction of strategic grain reserves across the province. In 2017, this support will be extended to the provincial Government of KP as well. WFP also extended technical support to the Government of Punjab for the reduction of stunting, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies.
Summary of WFP Operational Objectives
WFP has been providing relief, recovery and development assistance to vulnerable population groups across Pakistan since 1968. In 2016, WFP Pakistan implemented two operations in the country: relief operation PRRO 200867 and special operation 200707.
Relief Operation: PRRO 200867( 2016-2018), approved budget USD 454 million, targeted 3.4 million people for assistance during the year. Under this programme of work, WFP continued its ongoing relief food assistance operations for the population affected by the law and order operations, including those that remain displaced and new returnees. WFP also implemented a range of conditional assistance programmes aimed at stimulating post-shock recovery, including education support through the school feeding programme; livelihoods recovery through food assistance for assets( FFA) – using both cash- and food-based modalities; and nutrition support programmes for vulnerable women and children. Concurrently, community-based disaster risk reduction interventions in the most hazard-prone and food-insecure locations continued alongside efforts to develop the Government ' s capabilities in disaster risk management and other areas linked with food security and nutrition. The geographic coverage of these activities spans across 40 districts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir( AJK), Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provinces as well as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas( FATA). In Punjab, policy and capacity development activities were undertaken with the government.
This new programme of work is a transition of operations where WFP ' s support to recovery needs is achieved through a comprehensive and integrated approach at the provincial and federal levels. The transition from relief to recovery, integration of activities, and implementation of holistic interventions prioritises greater thematic, geographic and beneficiary integration among activities. All programmes under this operation are supplemented by policy work to achieve greater results in improving food security and nutrition, preparedness, disaster mitigation and resilience-building.
During the year, WFP supported the Government to formulate the National Fortification Strategy, the Pakistan Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy and to infuse a school feeding component in the National Education Policy. WFP also continued to be the facilitator of the Scaling Up Nutrition( SUN) movement in Pakistan at the federal and provincial level. WFP established, and is providing continuous support to the national and provincial fortification alliances to advocate for standardisation of fortification legislation across the country and build capacity of relevant government line departments. In addition, WFP is currently formulating a hunger-smart, nutrition-sensitive and shock-responsive social protection strategy to define the scope for technical cooperation with the social protection system in Pakistan.
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of( PK) 5 Single Country PRRO- 200867