WFP launches food voucher program for families in Yemen

Food voucher program launched in Yemen by WFP (Pic: WFP)

Rome (IINA) – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has begun distributing vouchers to assist nearly 120,000 people living in Yemeni capital Sana’a, with plans to reach one million people across the country by the end of 2016, according to UN News Center.
WFP said Wednesday in a press statement that the voucher scheme will speed up the delivery of food assistance in Yemen, enabling the agency to reach vulnerable people faster through a local retailer who will supply food commodities to families in exchange for vouchers, as well as help revive commercial activities and markets in the country.
WFP will gradually replace conventional food distributions with voucher assistance in areas where markets are functioning. By the end of 2016, WFP aims to reach one million with food vouchers.
The United Kingdom has contributed £5.9 million ($8.6 million), through its aid agency, to fund the program.
According to the UN’s 2016 Humanitarian Needs Overview, 7.6 million people in Yemen are severely food insecure – a level requiring urgent, external, food assistance.
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