Nutrition needs: US contributes $6m more for IDPs
Contribution is part of the on-going partnership between Pakistan, US and the UN World Food Programme
ISLAMABAD:
The United States has contributed additional $6 million to help Pakistan meet the food and nutritional needs of the IDPs from Fata following the operation Zarb-e-Azb. The contribution, provided through the USAID office of Food for Peace (FFP) is part of the on-going partnership between Pakistan, US and the UN World Food Programme under the Twinning Programme, said a US Embassy statement. The programme complements Pakistan’s contribution of locally grown wheat by paying for milling, fortification, transport and distribution costs.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2014.
The United States has contributed additional $6 million to help Pakistan meet the food and nutritional needs of the IDPs from Fata following the operation Zarb-e-Azb. The contribution, provided through the USAID office of Food for Peace (FFP) is part of the on-going partnership between Pakistan, US and the UN World Food Programme under the Twinning Programme, said a US Embassy statement. The programme complements Pakistan’s contribution of locally grown wheat by paying for milling, fortification, transport and distribution costs.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2014.