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- push, due to east Pentecost. Pentecost. east - up before up before - year - WFP monitoring were presented at the NDMO/ Other/Miscellaneous WFP joint workshop.  WFP and CARE International are finalizing a Field  There are currently 22 WFP staff deployed in Level Agreement to cover the 3rd push food Vanuatu. distribution to 3,700 people on Aniwa, Erromango, and Futuna Islands. Resourcing Update

 A USD29.9 million United Nations Flash Appeal was launched on 24 March. Based on the Flash Logistics Appeal, the CERF proposal allocated WFP USD1.2  WFP logistics team participated in the 2nd Push million for its food operation, USD480,000 for the Lessons Learned Workshop led by NDMO. The Logistics Cluster and USD150,000 for the workshop provided an opportunity to explain the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster. logistical requirements and constraints faced by WFP, in addition to encouraging continuous communication with partners.

 Adverse weather conditions hampered coastal Contacts shipping and delayed the dispatch of food to the Louis Imbleau, Emergency Coordinator islands. Despite the increment weather, WFP [email protected] (Vanuatu) shipped food for distributions to the islands of Maewo, Paama, and Ambrym. In addition, WFP Thi Van Hoang, Reports Officer is arranging a shipment on behalf of NDMO to

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Food Security Cluster  Rations were announced for the 3rd push of food distributions. For the Government-led areas, a ration comprised of rice, tinned fish and meat, and noodles will be distributed to approximately 111,800 beneficiaries in the Efate urban and peri -urban areas as well as in south-east Pentecost.  900kg of potatoes have been delivered to boarding schools across Port Vila to supplement school children’s limited access to vegetables as a result of damage from Tropical Cyclone Pam.

Logistics Cluster  The Rainbow Warrior, on loan from Greenpeace, has received 3 requests for service before its arrival to Vanuatu. The ship has 40mt capacity and is offering services to the cluster for no additional costs.

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)  Funding shortfalls remain, leading to uncertainty as to whether ETC will be forced to close its operation at the end of May. This will negatively impact humanitarian aid activities on the island since there are 330 registered users connected to the internet through WIDER, an ETC tool. The Government has also indicated that it is likely to need information and communication technology beyond May.  The logistics of transporting demobilized equipment from the islands back to Port Vila continues to present a major challenge.

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