Subject: WFP USA Bi-Weekly Bulletin: March 15th
From: "Debbie Saidy" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:23:02 +0000

Dear Members of the Board,

I am very pleased to share with you the latest of our updates on what’s happening on food security issues relevant to WFP and WFP USA.  I would like to highlight  a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy) which took place yesterday on the topic of Why Food Security Matters. WFP Executive Director David Beasley was in town and shared his views with the Subcommittee on the relationship between global food security and global stability. We were delighted that our own Chase Sova had been invited to be on a separate panel to present the academic case for this connection, drawing on the Winning the Peace report which he authored and WFP USA released at the end of 2017. A recap of the hearing and a link to view it may be found in the bulletin.

Among the other issues covered are updates on the desperate humanitarian situations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria (the latter having this week marked the 7th anniversary of conflict); examples of innovations introduced by WFP; and private sector collaboration on homegrown hunger solutions (Cargill featured). You will also see that WFP and the World Bank have just announced a joint strategic partnership that will combine the Bank’s analytic and financial expertise with WFP’s operational presence to tackle some of the most challenging areas which cut across the humanitarian/development divide (such as social protection and the prevention of childhood stunting). The focus will be primarily in fragile and conflict/violence-affected contexts.

We hope that you find these bulletins to be helpful in keeping you up-to-date on WFP’s life-saving and life-changing efforts around the world as well as on other key developments related to food security.

Best to all, Debbie

Deborah Saidy
Vice President, Public Policy
  <http://usa.wfp.org/>

Testifying why food security matters; a firsthand update from the front lines in Syria; how drone technology could transform emergency humanitarian response.
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WFP USA Bi-Weekly Bulletin

March 15, 2018
Key Takeaways
[WFP Executive Director David Beasley speaks before Senate Foreign Relations Committee]<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=d7e5f81485&e=a6db685a47>

WHY FOOD SECURITY MATTERS: Yesterday David Beasley, the head of the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the connection between global food security and global stability. The panel also included testimony from Chase Sova, Director of Public Policy and Research at World Food Program USA and author of a recent report, Winning The Peace<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=2967310202&e=a6db685a47>, which outlines the academic case for this connection. Read the recap.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=617470b151&e=a6db685a47>

A DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORY: Just 50 years ago, the Republic of Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon describes growing up in a country "devastated from the Korean War" of 1950–53. Today, it has become one of WFP’s top 20 largest government donors. Learn more.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=bc28e82ebc&e=a6db685a47>

A NEW PLAN FORWARD: Yesterday World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and WFP’s Executive Director David Beasley laid out an ambitious new plan for their organizations to work together in the fight against extreme poverty and hunger by knocking down the practical and ideological barriers between "humanitarian" and "development" assistance. Learn more.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=aa54ac6235&e=a6db685a47>
Emergency Updates

PREVENTING FAMINE IN THE DRC: Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has pushed one in four people into severe hunger. Right now some 300,000 children are at risk of dying of starvation. Today, the country’s internally displaced population stands at an estimated 4.1 million — the largest in Africa. Learn more.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=48a623cf00&e=a6db685a47>

Innovation
[Angel Pilots Drone]<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=ad75d4f61d&e=a6db685a47>

DRONES DURING DISASTERS: The international aid community is exploring drone technology to tackle — and even prevent — humanitarian catastrophes in the aftermath of natural disasters. Learn more.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=721bfdba89&e=a6db685a47>

WOMEN AND TECH: In honor of International Women’s Day, FAO, WFP and IFAD joined forces to highlight how providing access to IT — such as cell phones — can empower women and boost household food security. Learn more.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=a6ea2ad771&e=a6db685a47>
Listen Now
[Children Huddle together in Basement in Eastern Ghouta]<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=cd72a798e2&e=a6db685a47>

LIFESAVING LOGISTICS ON THE FRONT LINES: Hear Jakob Kern, WFP’s Country Director in Syria, give a firsthand update on the situation in Eastern Ghouta and how the agency’s operation has evolved as the conflict enters its 8th year. Listen now.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=abe8413d75&e=a6db685a47>
Private Sector

HOMEGROWN HUNGER SOLUTIONS: Cargill, USAID and the Honduras government recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with WFP to expand the country’s "homegrown school meals" program by purchasing locally grown food from smallholder farmers. This approach establishes local supply chains that can serve as an exit strategy for donor assistance. Learn more.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=ae7203fbbc&e=a6db685a47>

What We're Reading

PATHWAYS TO PEACE: This month, the U.N. and the World Bank released a new report, Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=c1e25dc634&e=a6db685a47>, highlighting how a scaled-up system for preventive action would save between $5 billion and $70 billion per year, which could then be reinvested in reducing poverty and improving the wellbeing of populations. Read the report.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=37b398ed46&e=a6db685a47>

Resources

Visit WFP USA’s Policy Resources hub for a comprehensive list of global food security reports, agency publications, legislation, GAO and CRS reports and much more. Explore now.<https://wfpusa.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5f728f283d83325b67efcdbf&id=a17997ef97&e=a6db685a47>

Contact Our Policy Team

  *   Debbie Saidy, Vice President of Public Policy: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
  *   Charles Dujon, Director of Government Relations: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
  *   Galen Fountain, Public Policy Advisor: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
  *   Chase Sova, Director of Public Policy and Research: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

About World Food Program USA

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