INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The first tranche of food assistance pledged by the Government of Japan earlier this year has been provided through the United Nations World
crisis.Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka Mizukoshi Hideaki handed over the donation to Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Nalin
Fernando in the presence of WFP Representative and Country Director Abdur Rahim Siddiqui, during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Trade,
Commerce and Food Security on Monday.This first tranche forms part of the donation consisting of rice, lentils, and oil, and valued at
US$1.5 million, which will be distributed by WFP to approximately 15,000 people in both urban and rural areas and 380,000
tranche of essential food supplies today with the rapid procurement of WFP, which will be delivered to vulnerable families and children
across the island who are facing extreme hardship, amidst prevailing food shortages and soaring food prices during this unprecedented
We sincerely hope that this humanitarian assistance will provide relief to all the people in need and help them meet their daily nutritional
response, WFP is mobilizing funds and support to provide emergency assistance to 3.4 million people, including 1.4 million people who are in
dire need of emergency food assistance, through food, cash or voucher assistance as well one million schoolchildren and one million pregnant
and breastfeeding women by supporting the existing national social safety net programmes.
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