DOHA/BAGHDAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) have teamed up to provide much-needed food assistance to 100,000 displaced Iraqis in Anbar governorate and surrounding camps.
Working with WFP to prioritise and reach the most vulnerable people, QRC is providing a food basket to 100,000 people in Anbar governorate. The QRC contribution has allowed WFP to reach more people in need in these areas with vital food assistance.
“We are working closely with the QRC to ensure that necessary food continues to reach the most vulnerable displaced Iraqi families in Iraq’s governorate of Anbar,” said WFP’s Country Director for Iraq Jane Pearce.
“This is a significant collaboration in response to the Iraq crisis to ensure that thousands of families get the support they desperately need as most of them have left their homes with next to nothing and have no means to secure their family food needs,” she added.
The WFP food basket weighs 70 kg and consists of eight food items including flour, rice and oil. The QRC will complement this food with kitchen utensils to enable displaced Iraqis to cook for themselves.
“Since this crisis began, the support WFP has shown the displaced populations of Iraq is remarkable. Now we’re joining efforts to reach more people with the necessary food, and we look forward to further collaboration in the future to help WFP assist more people in need with its life-saving food assistance,” said General Secretary Representative of QRC Issa Mohamed Al Ishaq.
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, the QRC is also planning to distribute more than 1,500 food rations to displaced Iraqis in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq (KRI) in coordination with WFP.
WFP requires nearly $73m to run its emergency operations in Iraq until the end of the year to continue reaching those most in need. Due to this funding shortfall, 1.5 million Iraqis are at risk of losing much-needed food assistance unless WFP receives immediate funding.
WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food in emergencies and working with communities to build resilience. Each year, WFP assists some 80 million people in around 80 countries.
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DOHA/BAGHDAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) have teamed up to provide much-needed food assistance to 100,000 displaced Iraqis in Anbar governorate and surrounding camps.
Working with WFP to prioritise and reach the most vulnerable people, QRC is providing a food basket to 100,000 people in Anbar governorate. The QRC contribution has allowed WFP to reach more people in need in these areas with vital food assistance.
“We are working closely with the QRC to ensure that necessary food continues to reach the most vulnerable displaced Iraqi families in Iraq’s governorate of Anbar,” said WFP’s Country Director for Iraq Jane Pearce.
“This is a significant collaboration in response to the Iraq crisis to ensure that thousands of families get the support they desperately need as most of them have left their homes with next to nothing and have no means to secure their family food needs,” she added.
The WFP food basket weighs 70 kg and consists of eight food items including flour, rice and oil. The QRC will complement this food with kitchen utensils to enable displaced Iraqis to cook for themselves.
“Since this crisis began, the support WFP has shown the displaced populations of Iraq is remarkable. Now we’re joining efforts to reach more people with the necessary food, and we look forward to further collaboration in the future to help WFP assist more people in need with its life-saving food assistance,” said General Secretary Representative of QRC Issa Mohamed Al Ishaq.
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, the QRC is also planning to distribute more than 1,500 food rations to displaced Iraqis in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq (KRI) in coordination with WFP.
WFP requires nearly $73m to run its emergency operations in Iraq until the end of the year to continue reaching those most in need. Due to this funding shortfall, 1.5 million Iraqis are at risk of losing much-needed food assistance unless WFP receives immediate funding.
WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food in emergencies and working with communities to build resilience. Each year, WFP assists some 80 million people in around 80 countries.
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