Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (19 - 25 January 2021)
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MYANMAR
On 21 January, around 5,200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were reached with emergency food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Paletwa Town and four neighboring villages in Paletwa Township in Chin State. The displaced are among the more than 9,800 people in Paletwa who have been displaced by the conflict between the Myanmar Armed Forces and the Arakan Army. WFP also reached around 3,500 IDPs in five urban sites in Samee town in Paletwa Township on 24 January. This is addition to the food and nutrition support by WFP delivered to IDPs in Paletwa earlier in January. Ongoing insecurity due to the conflict and limited waterway and road transportation since April 2020 had often made it difficult for humanitarian actors to reach people in need in Paletwa.
Program/Project Management Consultancy in Myanmar about Water Sanitation Hygiene, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from Triangle; closing on 25 Jan 2021
WFP Myanmar Country Brief, November 2020
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2,800 mt of food distributed
US$ 2.8 million in cash-based transfers made
US$ 44.9 million in net funding requirements for all operations over next six months (December 2020 – May 2021)
Operational Updates
• Government approval and endorsement of key national school feeding policy documents: Following extensive collaboration among WFP and different government ministries, the Strategic Guidelines for National School Meal Programme and the School Feeding Multi-Year Work Plan (2020-2022) have been officially approved by the Ministry of Health and Sports. These key documents will support the implementation of a nutrition-sensitive approach to education and encourage active community participation. It marks a key milestone towards a progressive expansion of nationally-owned, sustainable school meals programmes in Myanmar.