B- Asia
Despite its rapid economic growth, the Asia Pacific region is
home to an estimated 642 million hungry people - more than any other continent
- and it has more than half of the world's billion undernourished. This plight
of the poorest has been compounded by commercial food prices that have not
significantly declined since their 2008 record highs and the global financial
crisis which has impacted on remittances, the bedrock of many Asian economies.
In Asia, WFP assists more than 40 million people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, DPR Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Timor Leste.
Asia is afflicted by more recurring natural disasters than
anywhere else in the world - including volcanoes, floods, earthquakes,
landslides, tsunamis, and typhoons. In 2009 alone, there were 245 natural
disasters across the continent of which 224 were weather-related. The 2010
monsoon floods in Pakistan continued this trend. The future trajectory of
climate change has massive implications for Asia. Its natural vulnerability is
compounded by the increasing frequency and acuteness of natural disasters,
threatening farming communities in low-lying areas and heavily populated
agricultural zones, particularly those near coastlines.
Figures indicate number of people WFP aimed to assist in 2010:
- Afghanistan: 7 million;
- Bangladesh: 4.5 million ;
- Bhutan: 35,000;
- Cambodia: 1 million ;
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea: 2 million;
- India: 970,000 ;
- Indonesia: 590,000;
- Laos: 840,000 ;
- Myanmar: 1.3 million ;
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- Nepal: 2.3 million; - Pakistan: 19 million ; - Philippines: 2
million; - Sri Lanka: 1.7 million ; - Timor Leste: 430,000
In Asia, WFP is at the cutting edge of developing new
ready-to-use supplementary foods designed to prevent malnutrition, particularly
in young children. Increasingly, these highly nutritious foods and nutritious
additives are being included in regular WFP programmes. WFP Asia also supports
the local production of specialised food and micronutrient powders in countries
across the region.
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RECIPIENT COUNTRY
|
TOTAL
FOOD AID
|
FOOD AID CATEGORY (mt)
|
|
Emergency
|
Project
|
Programme
|
|
Afghanistan
|
131,444
|
110,418
|
3,160
|
17,866
|
|
Bangladesh
|
98,979
|
5,559
|
-
|
93,421
|
|
Bhutan
|
2,832
|
-
|
-
|
2,832
|
|
Cambodia
|
27,363
|
18,527
|
-
|
8,836
|
|
India
|
17,827
|
114
|
-
|
17,713
|
|
Indonesia
|
1,894
|
1,894
|
-
|
362
|
|
Democratic People's Rep. of Korea
|
46,777
|
46,546
|
-
|
231
|
|
Laos
|
3,295
|
1,461
|
-
|
1,834
|
|
Maldives
|
12,338
|
-
|
12,338
|
-
|
|
Mongolia
|
33
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
|
Myanmar
|
33,312
|
33,229
|
-
|
83
|
|
Nepal
|
13,169
|
13,169
|
-
|
-
|
|
Pakistan
|
401,676
|
378,555
|
-
|
23,121
|
|
Philippines
|
19,414
|
19,414
|
-
|
-
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
35,611
|
31,695
|
-
|
3,916
|
|
Thailand
|
81
|
81
|
-
|
-
|
|
Timor-Leste
|
15,400
|
-
|
-
|
15,400
|
|
Viet Nam
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
861,454
|
660,310
|
15,498
|
185,646
|
Table 11: Asian recipient countries of WFP food aid in
2011 by category. Source: WFP
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To meet the increasing challenges of reaching those in need,
WFP works with the private sector, celebrities, and many other partners who are
committed to the fight against hunger. In Asia, WFP works with some of the
biggest names in the private sector including, Yum Brands, TNT, LG, and
Unilever, to respond to disasters and work together on long-term, sustainable
solutions through development. Aligning a brand name with WFP not only enhances
a corporate image; it also demonstrates a tangible, results-oriented social
commitment that resonates with employees, partners, consumers, investors and
the public at large. Through Project Laser Beam, WFP is working in a new public
private partnership to eradicate malnutrition, with an initial focus on
Bangladesh and Indonesia.
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