OCHA situation report , Thursday 7th May

This report is produced by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 4 to 6 May 2015.


Food Security
Needs:

 More than 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance. Of them, an estimated 1.4 million most affected people have been prioritized for immediate food assistance.



Response:

 2,693 MT of food has been dispatched and is currently being distributed in 15 districts.



 34 MT of high energy biscuits were distributed across the affected districts.

 Food assistance activities using cash are being planned in Makawanpur based on the market functionality assessment.

Gaps & Constraints:

 Rice seed needs to be procured and distributed to farmers within the next three weeks.



 Additional airlift capacity is needed for food distribution.