WFP Afghanistan Situation Report #07, August 2014

Highlights

• WFP is currently facing a very critical resource and food

shortfall and is urgently seeking US$ 40 million for its programme

implementation in 2014. The food shortfall is occurring

ahead of the winter season, making it difficult for

WFP to pre-position food for life-saving activities in districts

that are difficult to access during winter. Due to this critical

food shortfall, approximately one million food insecure people

will be negatively impacted by not receiving WFP’s

planned assistance beginning in October. This includes,

approximately 230,500 malnourished children, and pregnant

and nursing mothers, who will not receive WFP’s food

assistance in the month of November.

• In August, UN agencies launched a joint appeal to assist

13,000 cross border displaced people from Pakistan into

Afghanistan. The total requirements of the appeal are US$

10.4 million for WFP. Currently, WFP food distributions are

underway to the displaced families, with some 180,000

beneficiaries having already been reached with 2,500 mt

of food commodities from its on going Protracted Relief and

Recovery Operation.

• Under P4P, WFP procured some 200 mt of wheat from

small farmers in Pulikhumri province. In addition, WFP is

negotiating to purchase another 400 mt of wheat from

small farmers locally.