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What’s inside a typical WFP food basket
Rice or flour
A staple item in many countries and vital source of daily energy.
Vegetable oil
Rich in essential fats and vitamins, supporting a healthy immune system.
Lentils or beans
Plant-based protein and fibre, helping maintain a healthy heart and gut.
Salt
Supports a healthy pregnancy and helps child development.
The food basket is based on local food preferences and diets wherever possible so the items could vary.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan last night. WFP is on the ground and will start delivering high energy biscuits to those affected soon.
Overview
Shared meals will help provide emergency humanitarian assistance to families in Afghanistan including school meals, cash and nutrition.
Afghanistan is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, with two-thirds of the population in need of assistance in 2023. Decades of conflict, a staggering economic crisis and the effects of the climate disaster have left communities across the country vulnerable. Three droughts in five years have struck farming and the latest wheat harvest covers less than half of what is needed in the country. Increased restrictions placed on women mean most secondary school girls are missing out on their education and malnutrition amongst young mothers has hit record highs. The World Food Programme is on the ground and has reached nearly 23 million people in 2022. WFP plans to help 15 million people through the coming winter months with monthly food distributions, prevention and treatment of malnutrition and blanket supplementary feeding in hunger hotspots. WFP is also providing nutritious school snacks to primary school children and supporting livelihood initiatives such as marketable skills training and backyard gardening.
Location
Afghanistan
