ECHO funds 12mn Euro for emergency food security, nutrition of flood affectees

ISLAMABAD: The European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) has approved another 12 million Euro to address emergency food security and nutrition needs of over 340,000 flood affected people in Sindh and Punjab.Implemented by the Pakistan Emergency Food Security Alliance (PEFSA), the programme aims to improve food security for poor and vulnerable families as well as treat and prevent cases of acute malnutrition.The year long programme will be implemented in Badin, Mirpur Khas, Kashmore, Sanghar, Umerkot, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Tando Muhammad Khan and Rajanpur districts, said a news release issued here on Wednesday.PEFSA consists of six organizations working towards improving food security and nutrition conditions in emergency and post emergency scenarios in Pakistan, namely ACTED, ACF, Care International, IRC, Oxfam, and Save the Children.This alliance strives to provide innovative solutions to the emergency food insecurity and malnutrition issues that intensify in the aftermath of any humanitarian disaster. This is the fourth round of the PEFSA programme since 2010 with total funding of 57 million euro over this period.Sharing his remarks on the starting the round fourth PEFSA program, PEFSA Chief of Party, Muhammad Adeel Khan said, "PEFSA partners have worked together to deliver high impact programmes in the flood-hit...

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