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WFP Philippines | Brief Reporting period: 01 July – 30 September 2015

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Summary of WFP assistance

Since its re-establishment in the Philippines in 2006, WFP has been implementing several activities in Mindanao, including school feeding, supplementary feeding for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under two years of age, provision of micronutrient powders, general food distribution (GFD) and food assistance for assets (FFA) and training (FFT). WFP pays particular attention to the empowerment of women across all activities, for example, FFT projects that chart income generating paths for women.

WFP provides assistance in conflict-affected areas where levels of poverty and food insecurity are high due to the combination of man-made and natural disasters. To address the latter, the WFP operation features a disaster risk reduction component. In 2014, WFP also delivered assistance to the people affected by the earthquake in Bohol, the armed conflict in Zamboanga, the unrest of Mayon Volcano in Albay and Typhoon Hagupit in Eastern Samar.

WFP launched a Special Operation in 2014 which builds on the lessons learned from the Typhoon Haiyan response. It addresses the challenges identified during the response by enhancing the disaster response capability of the Government in the areas of logistics and supply chain management.
WFP started a relief and recovery operation in 2015 to provide assistance to the most vulnerable communities affected by protracted conflict in Central Mindanao and by typhoons in Visayas and Mindanao. It supports internally displaced people and returnees through FFA, blanket and targeted supplementary feeding programmes for children and pregnant women and nursing mothers, and school meals.

Overall, WFP projects are in line with the Zero Hunger Challenge, the development goals of the Government of the Philippines, and the attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7.