Recurrent natural disasters are exacerbating the food security situation of both rural and urban populations in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, which are also suffering the impact of high food prices.
As assessments of the devastation wreaked by Super-Typhoon Haiyan highlight the immediate need to provide food assistance to all affected communities, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending its reach with airlifts, ferry services and trucks.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today marks World Food Day by celebrating the bold leadership and outstanding contributions of national governments toward lasting solutions to hunger and malnutrition
PORT VILA – The United Nations World Food Programme is supporting the Government of Vanuatu’s food distributions in priority areas to feed survivors of Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. The government aims to provide assistance to all 162,000 people estimated affected by the storm. WFP is supplementing government food packages with rice and biscuits fortified with vitamins and minerals over the coming weeks. Further ahead, WFP expects to provide assistance for several months for those who were most severely affected by the storm.
Today (Wednesday) WFP rice was distributed to 49,000 people in the Tacloban area through family packs handed out by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The packs contain rice and canned goods.