Informes

Highlights On 10 March, WFP Gambia together with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the First Lady celebrated the 2016 Africa School Meals Day across the country. School meals were provided to school children in all…

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) is deeply concerned by the reports of events that took place on 14 and 16 April 2016 in the Islamic Republic of The Gambia. The Commission has…

GENEVA (17 April 2016) – “The death in State custody of an opposition leader, Solo Sandeng, is deeply disturbing and I urge the authorities in The Gambia to ensure that it is immediately subjected to an…

17 April 2016 – Concerned about the apparent use of excessive force on peaceful demonstrators in Gambia after at least three people died in State custody, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on authorities to…

School meals are a lifeline for more than 100,000 vulnerable children and their families across The Gambia. The European Union (E.U.) is one of the biggest supporters of WFP's school meals programme across the country. Kerewan –…

The Gambia: changing protocols key to quick disaster response When responding to emergencies in The Gambia, Mr. Modou Joof, Deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) believes that “responsible bodies need to reconsider the usual…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Preliminary estimates for 2015 harvest point to significant recovery in cereal production after previous year’s steep drop Humanitarian assistance continues to be needed Cereal production recovered from previous year’s low level Harvesting of the 2015 cereal crops…

Summary of WFP assistance: The School Meals Project, “Establishing the Foundation for a nationally owned, Sustainable School Feeding Programme”, focuses on strengthening the overall institutional and policy framework for a national school meals system and consolidating…

The government of President Yahya Jammeh, in power since a 1994 coup, frequently committed serious human rights violations including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture against those who voiced opposition to the government. The repression and…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster This food security crisis is a regional crisis affecting the Sahel Region. According to the last Regional Harmonized Framework (March 2015) 23,052,000 people were in IPC Phase 2 (Stressed) and…