Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Myanmar Earthquake - emergency response - WFP - 2025
Agreement Number:
7467242 P015936001
Agreement Value:
$2,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 17, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
March 2025 - A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and a 6.4 magnitude aftershock struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, resulting in extensive destruction and loss of life. A state of emergency has been declared in 6 regions, home to over 28 million people. The earthquake compounds an already fragile situation driven by an ongoing conflict, displacement and past disasters.
With GAC's support, the World Food Programme (WFP) helps provide emergency food and nutrition assistance and logistical services to address lifesaving and time-critical needs of vulnerable people living in the affected regions. Project activities include: (1) providing immediate food and nutrition assistance; (2) distributing emergency cash assistance; and (3) supporting logistical operations.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved access to emergency food assistance for affected communities; and (2) increased logistic services to support the humanitarian response in Myanmar.
The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated, and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.
Location:
Rome, IT 00148
Reference Number:
064-2025-2026-Q1-00228
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
6000000000000
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
WFP - World Food Programme
Federal Riding Name:
Not Coded
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
Grants - Multilateral Programming
Program Purpose:
Subvention Programmation multilatérale