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| Photo Credit: WFP/Marilou Morales Cezar/Philippines |
Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative Takahiro Sasaki
(far right) and U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) Philippines Representative and
Country Director Stephen Anderson (second from left) recently visited remote
villages of Lanipao, Dulag, Kalilangan and Panoroganan in Iligan City,
accessible only by motorcycle, to jointly distribute food, cooking utensils and
other items to 750 families who were highly affected by Tropical Storm Sendong
(international name “Washi”) in December 2011. JICA and WFP provided this
humanitarian support in partnership with the local government of Iligan City
and the Bangsamoro Development Authority, and also with the participation of
the International Monitoring Team and the U.N. Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs
WFP is the world's
largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. Each year, on
average, WFP feeds more than 90 million people in more than 70 countries.
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