The United Nations World Food Programme this week began feeding survivors of recent flooding in the southwestern Terai region of Nepal -- nearly 80,000 people affected by extensive flooding believed to be cut off from regular access to food and shelter. Working with the Nepal Red Cross Society, WFP will provide rice, oil, lentils, and salt, worth some US$500,000, to feed people over the next month in four western districts of Nepal -- Banke, Bardiya, Achham, and Mugu. WFP is also working closely with the Government of Nepal and the Red Cross to determine what kind of medium and longer term recovery needs might be necessary. The UN humanitarian agency anticipates that needs are likely to rise over the rest of this year as the districts of Banke and Bardiya are important rice producing areas for Nepal where flooding has washed away much of the upcoming crop.
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Publisher:
WFP
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Type / Script:
Press Release
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Keywords:
FEED PEOPLE, FLOOD VICTIMS, WESTERN NEPAL, HEAVY RAINFALL, VICTIMS, PEACE PROCESS, NATURAL DISASTERS, HUMANITARIAN AGENCY, DROUGHT, FOOD AID, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, HUNGRY CHILDREN, FOOD, FOOD PROBLEMS, AID PROGRAMMES
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Thematic Group:
WFP
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Food and Emergency humanitarian logistict support
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Thesaurus:
10.01.00
- Food And Nutrition
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