THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD
$66,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Burundi
- Fiscal year
- 2013-2014
- Agreement period
- March 28, 2014 – December 31, 2014
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-D000626001
Published purpose
March 2014 - The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saves lives by getting food to the hungry quickly, and works to help prevent hunger in the future. With the support of DFATD and other donors, WFP is providing emergency food assistance to approximately 30 million vulnerable people in several countries in Africa in 2014. In humanitarian emergencies, WFP focuses on providing food assistance to reduce acute malnutrition and food insecurity, and to protect livelihoods. Project activities include: (1) distributing food; (2) providing supplementary feeding for children under 5 years of age as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women; (3) providing food for work; (4) providing vouchers and cash transfers for food; and (5) supporting emergency school feeding programs.
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This contribution supports the World Food Programme in providing emergency food assistance, including food distribution, supplementary feeding, food-for-work, vouchers, cash transfers, and school feeding programs to vulnerable populations in several African countries in 2014.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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