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Food Assistance Food Security Sector  WFP floods response consists of food assistance  Upon an official request from the Government, with a one-month food basket (13.5 kg of rice, FAO jointly with WFP and in coordination with 1.8 kg of pulses, 0.9 lit of cooking oil and 150 gm the sector partners will conduct an assessment of salt) and/or a one-week ration of High Energy of impact of floods on livestock and agriculture Biscuits (three packs per day per person) for in order develop an early recovery plan. 435,000 flood affected people.  In east Bago, food was provided to all the 12,941 flood affected people in Bago township. Partnerships Distributions for 10,611 people in Moenyo township of west Bago started on 9 August  On August 7, British Ambassador to Myanmar and are on-going. H.E. Andrew Patrick visited a WFP warehouse in Yangon stocked with High Energy Biscuits funded  WFP has finally gained access to one of the with the UK contribution for emergency worst hit areas of Chin State, reaching 11,968 preparedness and used for the flood response. people in the townships of Hakha, Matupi, Tedim, Thantlang and Tonzang. The remaining townships  WFP has seconded one staff to the recently of Falam, Kanpetlet, Mindat and Paletwa with the activated Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) estimated 898 people in need of food assistance under the authority of the President. EOC, based remain inaccessible. in the capital Naw Pyi Taw, is to facilitate the coordination of the emergency response between  In Kachin, food was distributed to 9,100 people the Government and humanitarian community. SituationReport 11 August 2015 in Moegaung, the only flood affected township.  WFP is partnering with ACF, KMSS, Malteser,  Food assistance has now been extended to Kayin Save the Children, PACT, Terre des Hommes – State, reaching 7,235 people in Hlaingbwe and Hpa An townships. Italy, World Vision and other NGOs to conduct further needs assessments in the affected areas  In Magway, food assistance was provided to and to carry out food distributions. 28,796 people in Pwintphyu, Sayatoketayar

Myanmar Myanmar and Yenangyaung townships.  In Mon, WFP successfully completed distributions Resourcing Update of to all 4,444 flood affected people in the  WFP requires US$19 million to meet all food townships of Biilin and Kyaikto. assistance needs under the current project until  In Rakhine, 113,616 people received food the end of the year, excluding the supplementary assistance in the townships of Ann, Buthidaung, needs deriving from the emergency response to Gwa, Kyauktaw, Maungdaw, Minbya, Mrauk Oo, the floods. Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Thandwe and Toungup.  WFP appeals to funding partners for additional  In Sagaing, WFP distributed food for 24,405 resources to respond to the floods emergency. people in the townships of Kanbalu, Kaw Lin, Some US$3 million per month is required to meet Kalay, Kalaywa, Wetlet and Yey Oo. WFP is food needs of the flood affected people. working to gain access to Ayartaw township. Therefore, the response lasting six months would denote an extra US$18 million, resulting in an

overall project funding shortfall of US$37 million.  The floods emergency response has been made Logistics possible so far thanks to the generous  WFP has established a platform for provision of contributions from Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, European Union, Japan, Japan logistics common services to other U.N. agencies Association for WFP, Switzerland, United States and NGOs. WFP will coordinate with humanitarian and United Kingdom, as well as the logistical partners to increase logistics response efficiency, support from the Government of Myanmar, Air including the use of air assets, rapid Bagan, Air KBZ, Golden Myanmar Airlines and dissemination of operational information as well Myanmar National Airlines. as mapping of access and infrastructure.  On 10 August, the Government of Australia airlifted 1,000 urgently-needed family kits from Contacts the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian  Arsen Sahakyan Response Depot (UNHRD) in Subang, Malaysia to Partnerships Officer the Yangon International Airport for flood victims. [email protected]

Myanmar: Emergency Response to Floods http://www.wfp.org/stories/floods-and-hunger-whats-happening-myanmar

Photos from the field

Flood affected people in Magway and Sagaing receiving WFP food assistance funded by EU, Japan and UK

SituationReport 11 August 2015 Myanmar Myanmar

British Ambassador H.E. Andrew Patrick (middle) and WFP Country Director & Resident Representative Dom Scalpelli (second from right) visiting WFP warehouse in Yangon

Australian Ambassador H.E. Nicholas Coppel with WFP Common Logistics Service Manager Hien Adjemian at Yangon airport awaiting relief cargo from WFP-managed UNHRD in Malaysia © WFP Myanmar Emergency Response Team

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