• On Thursday 25 September, WFP held a meeting to inform donors on the deteriorating food insecurity and food availability situation in the country. Based on the May CFSAM result, a total of 1.2 million mt of food commodities are required to be imported this year to cover the country needs. Presently, only 435,000 mt have been imported; 175,000 mt by the government and 260,000 mt have been resourced by the international community. • In October 2008, WFP plans to reach 1.8 million Vulnerable Group Feeding beneficiaries with 26,000 mt of food. WFP also plans to scale up the Safety Net activities to assist 700,000 beneficiaries with 8,000 mt of food. During the lean season, WFP will conduct registration and distribution in 37 districts country-wide. |