Funding gap forces World Food Programme to cut food rations in South Sudan
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JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is cutting food rations for refugees and internally displaced people in the country due to significant funding gaps.
The rations will be reduced from this month and affect nearly 700,000 refugees and internally displaced people who will now receive 50 percent of a full ration, down from 70 percent. A full ration provides 2,100 kilocalories per person and 50 percent is 1,050 kilocalories.
“It is a very painful decision to take from the hungry to give to the starving, but this is the reality; because of the alarming rise of food insecurity in remote locations, WFP has to reduce the size of its rations in some communities, including refugees and internally displaced people, who are in a less precarious situation,” said Matthew Hollingworth, WFP Representative and Country Director in South Sudan.
Funding gap forces WFP to cut food rations in South Sudan
Labourers carry maize bags at a United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warehouse in Yambio, South Sudan, March 5, 2020. [Photo: Xinhua/Gale Julius]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Thursday it is cutting food rations for nearly 700,000 refugees and internally displaced people in South Sudan due to significant funding gaps.
In a press statement, WFP said those affected include some 440,000 internally displaced people in Bentiu, Bor, Juba, Malakal, Mingkaman, and Wau as well as nearly 260,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, and Sudan, who rely on WFP assistance to meet most of their food needs.
France supports WFP’s agricultural resilience–building projects in the South of Iraq [EN/AR/KU]
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BAGHDAD – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a 250,000 Euro contribution from France towards agricultural resilience-building activities in Basra governorate – in the south of Iraq, that will support 7,500 people and their families.
This is the first time France supports WFP’s work in southern Iraq, enhancing the long-term self-reliance of tens of thousands of people indirectly in food-insecure, vulnerable communities. Such initiatives are even more vital during the pandemic.
The project is also funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented in collaboration with the municipality in Basra, local communities and NGO partner Action Against Hunger.
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Japan renews its support to WFP to assist in-camp Syrian refugees in Turkey
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ANKARA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$700,000 from the Government of Japan to provide assistance for 52,000 Syrian refugees living in six camps in southeast Turkey. WFP provides electronic vouchers to camp residents, enabling them to purchase food and non-food items. The cards are loaded every month with TRY 120 (US$17) per person, 80 percent of which is allocated for food.
“WFP is grateful to both the Government and the people of Japan who have shown great generosity by supporting WFP’s e-voucher programme for Syrian refugees,” said WFP Representative and Country Director in Turkey Nils Grede. “This renewed contribution will allow us continue providing vital assistance especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.”