As part of its annual work plan, the Office of Internal
Audit conducted an audit of humanitarian access management
practices in WFP, covering the period from 1 January 2022
to 31 December 2023. In 2006, WFP developed the ‘Note on
Humanitarian Access and Its Implications for WFP’,
recognizing that rapid and unimpeded access to the
affected population is a fundamental prerequisite for
principled humanitarian assistance. Since then, WFP has
continuously evolved its approach to implementing access
management practices across the organization. However,
humanitarian access is often limited by factors such as
physical constraints and more complex conflict, insecurity
or bureaucratic impediments, which can reduce the ability
of WFP to deliver assistance effectively and without
interference. The audit assessed the extent to which WFP
has established effective processes across the
organization to identify and manage humanitarian access
challenges to minimize risks and enhance operational
effectiveness.
Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of major improvement needed.
Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of major improvement needed.