World Food Assistance 2017: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

World Food Assistance 2017 considers the measures pursued by national, regional and international actors to respond to, prepare for and prevent food crises. In 2017 alone such crises have made 108 million people worldwide severely food-insecure. The aim is to build understanding about:

• the scale, reach and composition of these "food assistance" measures over time and space;
• current and emerging challenges and opportunities facing food assistance providers and participants; and
• options for policy-making and investment to boost the relevance and impact of food assistance under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The report addresses three questions:

1. What are the levels, trends and patterns of food assistance at global, regional and national levels?
2. What are the primary challenges facing design and delivery of food assistance in different contexts of food system functioning?
3. How are these challenges being met? That is, what kinds of innovations in food assistance are being developed to address the challenges?