In the largest ever study on HIV and adolescents in South Africa (n=1063), Lucie Cluver and her team from the University of Oxford and the University of Cape Town published their landmark study that showed that combined social protection interventions targeting adolescents living with HIV have additive, synergistic benefits for HIV prevention, treatment, and adherence ? all of which have direct and positive outcomes across several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)The panel will present an illustrative survey of the transformative and far-reaching work of WFP in the arena of social protection. The panel will include Director-level and technical experts' participation from WFP divisions (School Feeding, Cash-based transfers, Food for assets and the Gender unit), as well as moderation from the Deputy Director of the Nutrition, Dr Fatiha Terki. Dr Lucie Cluver will also participate on the panel and link the findings of her catalytic research with the work WFP is implementing.