WFP supports the Zero Hunger Challenge goals of the Government through activities targeting nutrition, education and livelihoods support. As a result of the devastating earthquake on 25 April, WFP started a three-phase emergency operation (EMOP). A new Protracted Recovery and Relief Operation (PRRO) will start from January 2016 till December 2018, aiming at long term reconstruction and development in the earthquake affected areas. WFP’s strategic direction takes a lifecycle approach aimed at preventing malnutrition and enabling year round access to food, by supporting vulnerable communities, including pregnant women and nursing mothers, young and school going children as well as adults. WFP has been present in Nepal since 1964. WFP operations in Nepal have been revised as a result of the earthquakes that hit the nation recently. Thus, in addition to its regular programmes—Food Assistance for Assets (FFA), Education Support and Nutrition Support activities—an earthquake EMOP started in April and will continue through December. This includes the first phase of immediate general food distribution, reaching 2 million people; a second phase of comprehensive food and nutrition support, aiming to reach 1.1 million people, as well as an initial phase of cash for assets, including light work and debris clearance; and a third and final early recovery, which will be conditional with food and cash for assets activities, with work involving the rehabilitation of community infrastructure, as well as a nutrition component. WFP is working with several partners and UN agencies in supporting the vulnerable and food insecure population. As a part of the earthquake response, two Special Operations (SO) were set up, the first being support to the humanitarian community in WFP’s capacity as Logistics and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster lead. Through this, WFP is supporting the relief efforts of the Nepal authorities and the humanitarian community by providing logistics augmentation and coordination as well as the provision of emergency telecommunications required for the response to the crisis. It also covers Remote Access Operations (RAO), providing logistics transport services into remote mountainous areas with porters and mules.
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Publisher:
WFP
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Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
EARTHQUAKES, EDUCATION, NUTRITION, FOOD ASSISTANCE, HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY, LOGISTICS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, HUMANITARIAN ACCESS, FOOD SECURITY, MEDICAL TREATMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER , SANITATION, HYGIENE, CHILD HEALTH, MALNUTRITION, REFUGEES, RESETTLEMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, FLOODS, LANDSLIDES, AGRICULTURE
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Thematic Group: WFP
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Food and Emergency humanitarian logistict support
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Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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