PAKISTAN URGENTLY NEEDS FOOD, NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, URGES HEAD OF UN EMERGENCY FOOD AGENCY

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PAKISTAN URGENTLY NEEDS FOOD, NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, URGES HEAD OF UN
EMERGENCY FOOD AGENCYNew York, Jun 24 2013 1:00PMFollowing a visit to
Pakistan, the head of the UN food agency today urged a renewed effort
to address the food and nutrition needs of people affected by
displacement, natural disasters and poverty.

"Pakistan is a country of such rich potential, but development is
shackled by the struggle of the most vulnerable to meet their daily
food needs, and by the long-term impact of under-nutrition," UN World
Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
<"http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/wfp-executive-director-highlights-food-and-nutrition-needs-pakistan-priority">said
at the end of a two-day visit to the South Asian country.

About half of Pakistan's population is not food secure, up from a
little over one-third a decade ago, according to WFP. Fifteen per cent
of children are severely malnourished, and some 40 per cent suffer
from stunted growth.

Noting that food security and good nutrition are "the bedrock of
progress," Ms. Cousin said her visit reaffirmed WFP's commitment to
work with the Government of Pakistan to achieve the goals of
eliminating chronic malnutrition and food insecurity.

Within those efforts, the UN agency is ready to support the Government
in forming a national policy which would require all wheat flour sold
commercially to be fortified with key micronutrients, Ms. Cousin said.

WFP is also working closely with the National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) and local partners to improve emergency preparedness
and response capacity.

The Government of Pakistan donated 75,000 metric tons of wheat earlier
this year to WFP operations in the country, but the UN agency needs $9
million up to October to transport and distribute the grain.

In addition, the food agency requested a further $40 million to fully
implement its operations in the country through the end of the year.

During her trip, Ms. Cousin visited WFP projects in the northern
cities of Mingora and Kalam, both of which help to ensure proper
nutrition and a healthy diet amongst those affected by displacement
and natural disasters.

She also visited a centre treating acute malnutrition in Pakistan's
Swat Valley. WFP provides emergency food rations to about 1 million
people temporarily displaced by unrest in the Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA), and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. While there, Ms. Cousin
met with the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in
Peshawar.

She also met with counterparts in the Ministry of Food Security, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Economic Affairs Division.Jun 24
2013 1:00PM
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