Food still remains urgent priority for many Sidr-hit families
FE Report | Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Food still remains the most urgent priority for many families in the areas devastated by cyclone Sidr nearly nine months ago as they expect their next major Aman crop harvest in November-December this year.
This was revealed in a field monitoring report of the World Food Programme (WFP).
Households are lacking food reserves or sufficient income to pay for food in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, WFP said.
The UN organisation has dispatched required food to feed over 2.3 million people in the affected areas since the devastating cyclone that pushed through coastal Bangladesh late last year.
Cyclone Sidr severely affected nine million people and claimed 3,347 lives.
"Food insecurity coupled with rising food prices, and high and increasing malnutrition rates all point to the need for a continuing relief assistance in worst affected areas until the fresh Aman harvest in November-December," said Edward Kallon, WFP Bangladesh Country Director.
With the generous support of various donors, WFP delivered over 63,300 tonnes of emergency food assistance to the hungry, homeless and vulnerable people during the emergency operations, he said.
The UN organisation recently completed its seventh round of general food distribution, which started on 31 May 2008. Through its seventh round distribution, over 1,502,000 beneficiaries received 12,000 tonnes of food assistance to meet their immediate needs.
The WFP, in collaboration with the Bangladesh government and number of NGO partners, is providing food rations consisting of rice, pulses, edible oil, blended food, salt and high energy biscuits.
This was revealed in a field monitoring report of the World Food Programme (WFP).
Households are lacking food reserves or sufficient income to pay for food in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, WFP said.
The UN organisation has dispatched required food to feed over 2.3 million people in the affected areas since the devastating cyclone that pushed through coastal Bangladesh late last year.
Cyclone Sidr severely affected nine million people and claimed 3,347 lives.
"Food insecurity coupled with rising food prices, and high and increasing malnutrition rates all point to the need for a continuing relief assistance in worst affected areas until the fresh Aman harvest in November-December," said Edward Kallon, WFP Bangladesh Country Director.
With the generous support of various donors, WFP delivered over 63,300 tonnes of emergency food assistance to the hungry, homeless and vulnerable people during the emergency operations, he said.
The UN organisation recently completed its seventh round of general food distribution, which started on 31 May 2008. Through its seventh round distribution, over 1,502,000 beneficiaries received 12,000 tonnes of food assistance to meet their immediate needs.
The WFP, in collaboration with the Bangladesh government and number of NGO partners, is providing food rations consisting of rice, pulses, edible oil, blended food, salt and high energy biscuits.