The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund(CERF) has allocated US$1 million towards the UN World Food Programme’s efforts to provide life-saving food aid and reconstruction support to more than 1.2 million conflict-affected people in Nepal. “Despite the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement over one year ago, many Nepali people are still struggling to recover from the impacts of the eleven-year conflict and ongoing instability. We recognize that many vulnerable communities, often living in remote areas, have yet to receive desperately needed support to begin recovery process. The need for additional humanitarian support is evident. I was pleased to endorse WFP’s request to access Central Emergency Response Fund(CERF) resources,” stated Matthew Kahane, Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for the United Nations in Nepal.
The CERF is administered by OCHA, and funded through voluntary contributions from governments, NGOs and the private sector. The purpose of this fund is to provide seed money to humanitarian crisis in order to encourage contributions and support from the global donor community. WFP’s peace and recovery programme is the first project to receive CERF funds in Nepal. The grant will support WFP food aid and reconstruction activities for nearly 40,000 people.
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Annual Report
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Keywords:
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS, DEMOCRACY, REINTEGRATION, INFRASTRUCTURES, CIVIC EDUCATION, RIGHT TO FOOD, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, RECOVERY PROJECT, EMERGENCY FUND, CONFLICT-AFFECTED FAMILIES, VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, CONFLICT, LOCAL ASSET, INSTABILITY, REMOTE AREAS, LIFE SAVING, FOOD SECURITY, LAW AND ORDER, RECOVERY PROGRAMME, PEACE, FOOD AID, GLOBAL DONOR COMMUNITY, HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
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Thematic Group:
WFP
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Food and Emergency humanitarian logistict support
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18.04.00
- Financing
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