Joint actions for food security and nutrition in Yemen (PRO-ACT) <p>The goal of the project is to enhance food and nutrition security, social cohesion and livelihood resilience contributing to reduce reliance on humanitarian assistance. The project will be implemented by FAO, UNICEF and WFP in rural communities. The project will serve as a pilot for learning and further scaling up a graduation model; populations currently relying on humanitarian assistance would be self-reliant by the end of the project. Main results are: -On nutrition: increase access to nutritious and diversified food of target communities by increasing agricultural productivity; the recovery of food systems; and access to water, markets and basic productive infrastructure. To improve nutrition though access to safety nets for the most vulnerable households and individuals in particular pregnant and lactating women and, malnourished children and ensure they are referred to complementary forms of assistance. -On local governance: to improve governance capacity and collective management of resources by local institutions and community groups and to empower them to manage natural resources, communities infrastructure and to mitigate conflict risks. There is also a component on research and development of integrated analytical and programmatic toolkits for sustainable and conflict sensitive food security and nutrition solutions.</p>