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WFP Republic of Congo Country Brief, January 2018

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Highlights

  • The "cease-fire and cessation of hostilities" agreement signed between the Congolese government and the rebels of Pastor Ntumi's Pool in December is holding. A joint commission is working to define the peace process.

  • SCOPE registrations of IDPs in the Pool and Bouenza Departments have started in January.

  • WFP bought 6mt of beans for the school feeding programme from a smallholder farmers project funded by European Union.

  • The Zero Hunger Strategic Review is currently ongoing.

Operational Updates

  • The results of the latest PDM in Likouala Department showed that there is still a high dependence on food assistance for CAR refugees.

  • Launch of the Zero Hunger Strategic Review for the creation of a Country Strategic Programme (CSP) from 2019.

  • Roll-out of SCOPE started in January 2018 with the registration of 2,300 households.

Challenges

  • WFP Congo urgently requires funding for the EMOP, the safety net and for school feeding programmes.

Impact of limited funding

  • The Government of the Republic of Congo is the main donor for the WFP's Country Programme. Falling oil prices have resulted in serious budgetary constraints for the Government and have left a critical funding gap for the WFP Country Programme.

  • Due to a lack of funds, the safety net programme and nutrition programme for HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis patients are suspended until resources are available.

  • WFP is also seeking additional support to scale up the small farmers’ project started in the Bouenza department, to include other commodities and areas to further develop the home-grown school feeding programme.