WFP Activities
On 28 April 2005, WFP approved an emergency operation to take care of
over 770,000 people facing nutritional deterioration as a result of the
drought. Within the area of food assistance for development, the
assistance has targeted vulnerable groups such as children under five,
pregnant women and people aged 65 years and older.
To contribute to the improvement of the nutritional status of the most
vulnerable populations living in the eastern provinces, a development
project has been under implementation since 2002 and assists more than
593,000 people per year.
WFP assisted 165,783 children under five, and 45,908 pregnant and
lactating women with the purpose of improving their nutritional status
and reducing anaemia. WFP also provided fortified foods to 376,652
school-aged children and food assistance to 6,849 people over 65 years
of age.
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