WFP Caribbean Multi-Country Office Country Brief August 2023 – Antigua and Barbuda

In Numbers

USD 10.7 m six months (September 2023 – February 2024) net funding requirements, representing 78 percent of total

Operational Updates

• WFP’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ms. Lola Castro, and WFP Caribbean MultiCountry Office (MCO) Country Director, Mr. Regis Chapman, met with Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and current President pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the Honourable Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, to discuss advancing the regional food security agenda and positioning WFP as a key partner. Proposals for WFP’s support to CELAC over the next year were also discussed.

• WFP published country-specific Food Security and Livelihood Survey summaries for Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, which are available on wfp.org.

• WFP supported the Government of Belize to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for social protection, including during emergencies, taking from lessons learned during the Hurricane Lisa response.

• WFP supported the drafting of disbursement plans for the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) climate insurance policies for the governments of Belize, Dominica, and Saint Lucia. The plans outline the process for distribution of funds from CCRIF SPC to the governments and from governments to impacted vulnerable populations after the occurrence of an insured event. This streamlining of processes will improve efficiencies in social protection, better enabling governments to respond to disasters.

• The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined the School Meals Coalition. The governments of Belize, Jamaica and Suriname also expressed their intention to join the coalition during the event in Brazil. The Coalition is an emerging initiative of a wide cross section of partners that drives actions that can urgently re-establish, improve, and scale up food and education systems, support pandemic recovery and encourage achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• Disaster management professionals in Anguilla, Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis received training in end-to-end supply chain management.

• Progress continues with construction of the Caribbean Logistics Hub and Center of Excellence.