THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD
$14,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Djibouti
- Fiscal year
- 2012-2013
- Agreement period
- March 13, 2013 – August 30, 2013
- Reference
- CA-3-M013817001
Published purpose
March 2013 - The United Nations World Food Programme’s humanitarian logistics base will improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of food assistance provided by the United Nations World Food Programme in the Horn of Africa. The humanitarian logistics base, or “Djibouti Hub”, will consist of 40,000 metric tonnes of traditional bagged food storage, 2,500 square metres of non-food items storage, and a 200 unit container yard. With DFATD's support, the Djibouti Hub will improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of food assistance provided by the World Food Programme in the Horn of Africa. Specifically, the Djibouti Hub allows for faster delivery times for food assistance to reach beneficiaries in Ethiopia and other countries, including South Sudan, Kenya, and Somalia. By storing food in bulk silos, the Djibouti Hub will also allow for cost savings, thereby allowing for the provision of food assistance to a larger number of beneficiaries.
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