World Food Programme

🥗 The OECS and WFP are in countdown mode for the launch of Webinar 2 in our School Feeding and Food Systems in the Eastern Caribbean: Opportunities for Transformation Webinar Series. Are you?

Register for Webinar 2, entitled: School Feeding and Other National Food-Based Safety Nets. Opportunities and barriers for local producers, particularly youth and women.

📅 Don't miss it. June 16 , 2026 Time: 11:00 a.m. EST
🖥️ Platform: Zoom

✅ Register here: https://bit.ly/4dT3XTz

In the Caribbean, climate shocks are constant.

At the recently held workshop "Putting People First", government leaders, technical experts & partners stressed the crucial role Disaster Risk Financing & Anticipatory Action play: acting early, before losses escalate.

➡️ Read more: https://easterncaribbean.un.org/en/316630-putting-people-first-rethinking-disaster-financing-caribbean

This initiative was made possible through the generous support of The Government of Canada, ECHO, The Government of Germany, Global Shield, The Government of Ireland, The United Kingdom Government and the United States Government.

Putting People First: Rethinking Disaster Financing in the Caribbean In a region where hurricanes intensify, droughts linger, and climate shocks increasingly define daily life, the question is no longer whether disasters will come—but whether systems are ready to act before they do. This was the central challenge posed and urgently debated during the recent “Putt...

⏳ 10 days to go!
The 2026 Atlantic begins June 1.

World Food Programme has stepped up preparedness across the region—because early action saves lives. 🌍