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World Food Programme Targets 1.8million People

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced plans to scale up food assistance across Borno and Yobe states from one million persons to 1.3 million … Continue reading World Food Programme Targets 1.8million People


World Food Programme Targets 1.8million People

World Food Programme Targets 1.8million PeopleThe World Food Programme (WFP) has announced plans to scale up food assistance across Borno and Yobe states from one million persons to 1.3 million beneficiaries monthly.

Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the Executive Director of the WFP, Ertharin Cousin said that the programme aims to reach 1.8 million persons who urgently need food assistance in the northeast.

According to statistics from the World Food Programme, over 1.7 million people are displaced in northeast Nigeria, 4.4 million suffer food insecurity while 1.8 million people urgently need food assistance.

On November 7, 2016, the World Food Programme launched its special operation to support the federal government in addressing the humanitarian challenges.

The initial project duration of six months from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 has now been extended to December 31, 2017.

This, according to the Executive Director of the programme will enable the programme meet its monthly target of providing food assistance to at least 1.3 million people on a monthly basis.

She also announced plans by the programme to provide cash assistance to Internally Displaced Persons to enable them purchase their own foodstuff.