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ISLAMABAD – A blast at a hotel in Peshawar on Tuesday night resulted in fatalities and injuries to United Nations humanitarian aid workers staying at the hotel and injuries to two United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) employees.

 

The two WFP staff members - in Peshawar to assist with the humanitarian response to the ongoing displaced persons crisis in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province - are now receiving treatment in an Islamabad hospital.  All other WFP aid workers in Peshawar are safe and accounted for.

“Our hearts and thoughts are with those suffering from this tragic and brutal attack, including both WFP’s staff and UN colleagues with whom we’ve worked side by side, around the clock, to bring lifesaving assistance to millions,” said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran.

For security considerations, WFP has delayed the resumption of WFP food distributions at humanitarian hubs and IDP settlements by 24 hours. All WFP food distributions for the humanitarian emergency operation will resume tomorrow 11 June.