In visit to Niger, FAO, IFAD and WFP chiefs stress need to build people’s resilience to shocks 

17 August 2018, Niamey/Rome – The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) today pledged to increase support for regional efforts addressing the critical food and nutrition security situation in the Sahel. Close to 6 million people are estimated to be severely food insecure in the current lean season. 

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo, and WFP Executive Director David Beasley, made the commitment as they wrapped up a four-day visit to Niger that included meetings with President Mahamadou Issoufou and Prime Minister Brigi Rafini. 

The three UN agency chiefs visited several projects where collaboration among FAO, IFAD, WFP, the Government of Niger and other partners, is providing people with new opportunities to feed their families and to build livelihoods that are more resilient to extreme weather events and other shocks. 

Read the full story at: https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/40745311 

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