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WFP Republic of Congo Country Brief, February 2021 Format USD 95,057 cash transferred 59,648 people assisted In February 2021 Operational Updates • As part of the SDG Fund Programme implemented by WFP Republic of Congo (RoC) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), 19 groups of indigenous people in the Lekoumou department were identified and participated in a training workshop. The joint programme aimed to contribute to the Government's efforts to improve living conditions and access to social protection for indigenous people in the Lekoumo...

WFP Republic of Congo Country Brief, January 2021 Format USD 85,510 cash transferred 53,855 people assisted In January 2021 Operational Updates • As a result of the worsening violence following the presidential elections in December 2020 in the Central African Republic (CAR), there has been an influx of new refugees coming through the northern border in the Likouala department. WFP and UNHCR have been monitoring the situation and are providing assistance to the refugees. • In anticipation of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, WFP has taken the lead of the preparatory activities in Congo. At...