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In Numbers
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310 mt of food distributed
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US$ 2.76 million six-month net funding requirements (July 2023 – Dec 2023)
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180,922 people assisted in June 2023
Operational Updates
• This month, WFP organized two field visits for the Norwegian and Finnish Ambassadors in Nepal to Nuwakot district. During their visits, the two Ambassadors observed WFP’s support in the implementation of the national school meals programme, from farm to schools as well as its capacity strengthening activities in the area. WFP works with schools in its six selected districts to ensure that primary schoolchildren have access to nutritious meals at schools. This is accompanied by a broader, sustainable integrated package of health and nutrition services.
• Under the Local Infrastructure Support Programme (LISP), the construction of 83 out of 89 climate resilience infrastructure has been completed, with six ongoing. Through this, a total of 158,700 employment days to 4,514 households have been created. The LISP was initiated with the aim of improving selected local governments’ ability to respond to the demand of rural citizens for access to local infrastructure services to create jobs and drive local economic development.
• WFP reached 22,962 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBWG) and children aged 06-23 months through its mother and child health and nutrition intervention. The moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) pilot programme enrolled 10,949 children into the programme, of which 8,566 have completed treatment. To minimize the defaulter rate,
WFP’s field team continues to follow up regularly with children undergoing treatment.
• Under its emergency preparedness and response (EPR) activity, WFP donated six sets of fuel bladders and two mobile storage units (MSUs) to the Nepalese Army to augment their emergency logistics capacity. The fuel bladders will help the Nepali Army to preposition fuel in deep crisis-affected areas and enhance their air service capacity. Meanwhile, the MSUs will help them to conduct practical sessions of emergency logistics training. Furthermore, WFP also facilitated the delivery of shelter items on behalf of the Ministry of Home Affairs to people affected by the early monsoon floods in Panchar and Taplejung districts.
WFP Nepal Country Brief June 2023 • This month, WFP conducted a training on grain fumigation and best practices on its management.
The training, which was delivered to 25 participants including WFP staff and government officials, facilitated knowledge transfer on the essential role fumigation has on storing cereals and legumes, correct fumigation techniques, and factors that contribute to pest harbourage. WFP is currently coordinating with the Food Management and Trading Company Limited to organize a similar training in Biratnagar for relevant stakeholders from Provinces 1, 2 and 3.