WFP is streaming humanitarian assistance into Haiti, opening up air, sea and land corridors, and rehabilitating emergency telecoms systems for the entire humanitarian community. We aim to bring weekly rations to 2 million people over the next few weeks.
WFP has started a massive effort to assist 2 million hungry Haitians. As there are no cooking facilities available, high energy biscuits and other ready-to-eat foods are the best solution initially. The earthquake was Haiti’s worst disaster in two centuries.
WFP has launched a pilot project to provide fuel-efficient stoves to women in Sudan and Uganda, to reduce the risk they run of being attacked while gathering firewood and to help take pressure off the environment.
