On 25 April and 12 May 2015, two earthquakes of devastating magnitude struck Nepal, taking the lives of nearly 9,000 people, injuring 22,500 others and affecting the livelihoods of eight million people across 31 of the country’s 75 districts. Such was the scale of the disaster that the Government of Nepal declared a state of emergency and asked the international community to support the response, prioritising 14 of 31 affected districts for humanitarian assistance. Within days, WFP started to distribute immediate food relief, consisting of rice and high energy biscuits designed to meet immediate needs while the response effort ramped up, and within six weeks had reached two million people across seven of the worst-affected districts.
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Publisher:
WFP
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Type / Script:
Progress Report
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Keywords:
EARTHQUAKES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL PHENOMENA, FOOD SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY RELIEF, DISASTER RELIEF, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, LOGISTICS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, DISASTER PRONE AREAS, HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, LANDSLIDES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FOODS, PREGNANT WOMEN, CASH SUPPORT, AGRICULTURE, LIVELIHOODS, EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD CONSUMPTION, HELICOPTERS, TRUCKS, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, HEALTH SERVICES, RECONSTRUCTION, PARTNERSHIP, DISASTER VICTIMS
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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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