FAO finalises $ 19.7 m Country Program Action Plan 2016-2017

The United Nations, World Food Program (WFP) has agreed to extend the food aid assistance through the Country Program Action Plan 2016-2017.

The objective of this two year Country Program Action Plan is to improve food and nutrition security, and build resilience of vulnerable communities to climate shocks. The total cost of the Country Program Action Plan 2016-2017 is $ 19,705,165. 

Accordingly, WFP will extend the support using in-kind and cash-based transfer modalities to approximately 274,000 beneficiaries for school meals, nutrition support to children under-five and pregnant and lactating women, resilience building for disaster affected community in addition to capacity development for policy development. 

This program will be executed by the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs and implemented through the Presidential Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment, relevant Ministries of the Northern Provincial Council and the respective District Secretariats.

For this purpose, an Action Plan was signed on 27 January at the Ministry of Finance by Dr. R.H.S Samarathunga, Secretary, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka and Ismail Omer, Representative, on behalf of the World Food Program.