Grants and Contributions:

P008798001: World Food Program - Multi-Country Emergency Food Assistance - CAP 2020 P008798002: World Food Program - Multi-Country Emergency Food Assistance - CAP 2020

7416874 P008798001 P008798002

$88,700,000.00

Jan 31, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022

P008798001: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saves lives by quickly getting food to the hungry, and works to help prevent hunger in the future. In humanitarian emergencies, WFP focuses on providing targeted food assistance to reduce acute malnutrition and food insecurity, and to protect livelihoods. As the global lead agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications, WFP also plays a major role in providing common services for the humanitarian community. It transports passengers undertaking humanitarian work, carries light cargo for humanitarian agencies, and carries out emergency medical and security evacuations. With the support of GAC and other donors, WFP is providing emergency food assistance to more than 90 million people facing famine, malnutrition and severe food insecurity.Project activities include: (1) distributing food; (2) supplementary feeding for children under five years of age as well as pregnant and lactating women; (3) emergency school feeding programs; (4) vouchers and cash transfers for food; and (5) food for work. P008798002: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saves lives by quickly getting food to the hungry, and works to help prevent hunger in the future. In humanitarian emergencies, WFP focuses on providing targeted food assistance to reduce acute malnutrition and food insecurity, and to protect livelihoods. As the global lead agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications, WFP also plays a major role in providing common services for the humanitarian community. It transports passengers undertaking humanitarian work, carries light cargo for humanitarian agencies, and carries out emergency medical and security evacuations. Project activities include: (1) distributing food; (2) supplementary feeding for children under five years of age as well as pregnant and lactating women; (3) emergency school feeding programs; (4) vouchers and cash transfers for food; and (5) food for work. With the support of GAC and other donors, WFP is providing emergency food assistance to more than 90 million people facing famine, malnutrition and severe food insecurity.

Global Affairs Canada

P008798001: The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to food assistance for crisis-affected populations; (2) increased access to supplementary feeding for vulnerable groups, including children, and pregnant and lactating women; (3) increased enrolment and school attendance; (4) increased resilience of severely food-insecure communities against further shocks; (5) increased access for the humanitarian community to safe, reliable and efficient passenger air transport services; (6) improved access to the transportation of light cargo for humanitarian agencies; and (7) increased access to timely medical and security evacuation services.

The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises.

P008798002: The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to food assistance for crisis-affected populations; (2) increased access to supplementary feeding for vulnerable groups, including children, and pregnant and lactating women; (3) increased enrolment and school attendance; (4) increased resilience of severely food-insecure communities against further shocks; (5) increased access for the humanitarian community to safe, reliable and efficient passenger air transport services; (6) improved access to the transportation of light cargo for humanitarian agencies; and (7) increased access to timely medical and security evacuation services.

The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises.

Rome, IT

064-2019-2020-Q4-00075

Grant

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

The start date is posponed to January 31, 2020 and the end date is postponed to March 31, 2022 and the the value is increase by $83,700,000 CAD

Mar 31, 2020

WFP - World Food Programme

P008798001 & P008798002: International Development Assistance Program

P008798001 & P008798002: The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.