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Article: Backgrounder on United Nations World Food Program Response to Cyclone Nargis
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- U.S. Newswire
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- May 14, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Daniela Colaiacovo or Maria Reppas, +1-202-530-1694,
both of Friends of the World Food Program
WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was
released by the United Nations World Food Program regarding its
relief operation in Myanmar:
Required Funds
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) appealed to the
international community for $120 millionto implement its emergency
humanitarian relief operation in Myanmar.
$69.5 million - food
$50.5 million - logistics and telecommunications services
Total: $120 million
Response
In the days following Cyclone Nargis, the United Nations World
Food Program (WFP) immediately began assessing needs of ...