The Philippines
Twin typhoons have slammed into the Philippines. In the world’s most disaster prone country, families are trapped in a relentless cycle of floods, typhoons, earthquakes and hunger. They need food now.
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Back-to-Back Disasters
Consecutive typhoons and earthquakes have devastated the Philippines. Prior to these disasters, WFP provided families with cash assistance to stock up on food, water and medicine. Now, we’re scaling up emergency response operations to reach affected communities.
8.3M
People have been affected by Typhoon Tino and Super Typhoon Uwan.
1.4M
People have been displaced by the recent storms.
210K
Before Super Typhoon Uwan hit, emergency cash transfers reached more than 210,000 people in the storm’s path.
1M
WFP has reached nearly 1 million people affected by Super Typhoon Uwan.
3
Three earthquakes have recently hit the Philippines.
7,600
The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,600 islands.
24%
of children under 5 are stunted.
#1
The Philippines is the most disaster prone country in the world.
Causes of Hunger
WFP’s Work in The Philippines
In response to the recent disasters, WFP is providing emergency food assistance to affected communities. We continue to fight hunger across the Philippines through food, cash and nutrition programs.
Emergency Relief
In the event of a sudden onset emergency, WFP provides food or cash assistance to affected communities, as well as logistics support to government authorities.
School Meals
Through its homegrown school meals program, WFP provides students with daily, nutritious meals prepared from locally sourced produce. WFP also fortifies rice with iron to address vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Nutrition
WFP provides technical support to the national government to prevent malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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