The third and final phase of the earthquake emergency response has begun. Food distributions are rolling out in the districts of Gorkha and Kavre, while registration is in progress for the roll out of cash distributions in Nuwakot and Sindhupalchok. This early recovery phase will last until December, serving 409,000 people with food and cash support in exchange for work on the rehabilitation of community assets.WFP has set up a toll-free information line, ‘Namaste WFP’ (‘Hello WFP’) as part of its complaints and feedback mechanism. The phone line, operated from WFP offices in Kathmandu, provides food and cash recipients with a point of contact for any questions they may have regarding WFP activities in their villages. The nature of the calls have so far included requests for clarification on issues, such as entitlements and the conditional cash and food for assets programmes. WFP, the International Humanitarian City in Dubai, the UPS Foundation and the Hult Prize Foundation announced during the United Nations General Assembly in New York the kick-off of the ‘Rapid Mobilization and Effective Response to Sudden-Onset Disasters: Nepal Case Study’. The study, to be released in late 2016 at the World Humanitarian Forum, will highlight lessons learned from the humanitarian and private sector disaster response to the earthquake. WFP co-leads the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) with the Ministry of Information and Communication in Nepal, providing connectivity and communications solutions to the entire humanitarian community responding to the earthquake. A user feedback survey found a 93.5 percent level of satisfaction. Internet connectivity was by far the main service used by respondents. The survey reflected an overall increase in satisfaction level, as well as an improvement in the speed of internet services. The survey results will be used to inform a lessons learned exercise, to be carried out after the end of the response.
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Keywords:
NATURAL DISASTERS, EARTHQUAKES, DISASTER-PRONE AREAS, DISASTER RELIEF, DISASTER VICTIMS, NATURAL PHENOMENA, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD, NUTRITION, FOOD SHORTAGE, EMERGENCY RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, COMMODITIES, HEALTH
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Food and Emergency humanitarian logistict support
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13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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