The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday donated nineteen field vehicles under its capacity development and handover strategy to strengthen government counterpart operational capacities.
The vehicles were handed over to the Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Heath, Ministry of Irrigation, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education, the Presidential Task Force and District Planning Secretariats of Jaffna, Killinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Mannar, to support various activities where WFP’s operations are ongoing.
“In view of the importance of building operational capacity of institutions working at the grass roots level, WFP is happy to make this symbolic contribution to strengthen our long partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka” said WFP’s Country Representative, Adnan Khan.
With emerging and rapidly evolving global challenges linked to climate change, rapid increases in food and fuel prices, changing dynamics in food markets and supply chains and the call for increased aid effectiveness, there is urgent need to innovate and develop, coordinated responses to address under nutrition. WFP’s strategy for Sri Lanka focuses on engagement in areas that contribute to reducing food insecurity, under-nutrition, post-harvest losses, and adverse impact of climate change, and introducing safety nets and recovery interventions.
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