100. In 1997, WFP responded to the needs of about 1.5 million people more than 25,000 tons of food were distributed.

Food security was a severe problem approximately 1 billion additional dollars would be needed to meet emergency food needs, including the requirements of refugees, who often had no other means of support.

While food security remains a national problem, the production of food commodities has increased. This has reduced the need for food aid which was previously provided to the general population.

The rise in the number of vulnerable persons created an additional need of 66,198 metric tonnes in food aid, bringing the total food requirement to 464,385 metric tonnes.

She wondered, in particular, about the basic livelihood of women, including how much food was produced, how much international assistance was required to meet food needs, and whether such needs were being met.

This has brought the total food requirement to 464,385 tons.

As of mid February, only 30 per cent of food requirements were met in Ethiopia for the year and minimal pledges had been made for non food requirements.

For a long time, Myanmar had not only fulfilled its own food needs but had also been a net exporter of food.

Needs and rights relating to food and food security

It is reported that the grain production situation in Jilin this year is generally stable, the demand of grain market has increased due to some grain processing enterprises increased production capacity and operating rates.

Scrambling for food like animals!

While resources for emergency food needs for the remainder of the year have already been met, the response to the non food sector remains a concern.

Global availability did not mean that food reached those who needed it most.

The consequences in terms of the investment to be made are considerable, not to mention the repercussions at the level of the demand for food.

(b) Influencing the supply of, and demand for, food including

In this context, WFP will distribute food supplies, particularly rice, to the most vulnerable population groups whose need for food assistance has been clearly established.

And these horses need rest and grain.

21. Achieving global food security also required increases in food production, particularly in many of the low income food deficit countries.

To enable food insecure households, families and individuals to meet their food and nutritional requirements and to seek to assist those who are unable to do so.

47. Following the Operation Lifeline Sudan annual needs assessment in November 1997, WFP advised that food security in southern Sudan was deteriorating and that approximately 2.3 million people affected by war and drought throughout the country would require food assistance in 1998.

The sector specific services are intended to meet the requirements of the food and non food agricultural processing industries.

72. In order to encourage a move from relief assistance to rehabilitation and development activities, WFP combines the provision of life sustaining food with rehabilitation activities at the earliest possible moment, thereby lessening the need for future food aid, rebuilding livelihoods and reducing dependency on ongoing assistance.

The report recommends the provision of supplementary food to prisons where food rations are so low that they do not cover the basic needs.

Evaluation of the level of satisfaction of food requirements

Agreement between IFAD and the World Food Programme (WFP) would also cover resource mobilization for CCD activities where food aid and resources of the WFP would be required.

While appreciating the coordination that was taking place between the food agencies the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme members of the Committee sought information on the needs of and the obstacles and problems encountered by the mechanisms in coordinating the fight against hunger.

(e) Inadequate infrastructure development in agriculture and other related sectors to meet the demand for increased food production

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) identified vulnerable non refugee beneficiaries for targeted support in food insecure areas.

Likewise, food scarcity is a growing problem for Asian countries, with crop yields and overall food production growing more slowly than demand. At the same time, rising incomes are altering people s diets, which now include more animal based proteins, further compounding Asia s food challenges.

Its emergency response and preparedness framework consisted of comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis a food security monitoring system early warning and contingency planning emergency food security assessment and response planning.

The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that up to 160,000 people in the area will need some 5,300 tons of food to avert hunger during the coming winter.

The amount of food that actually reached needy families was greater if women were involved in assessing food aid needs and distribution.

Well two years ago, we decided, let's transform the model of fighting hunger, and instead of giving out the food aid, we put it into food banks.

The developed countries should put a stop to the decline in food aid and provide developing countries with the resources and technical support they needed in order to achieve food security.

In addition, refugees in Mozambique are provided with shelter, food and non food items based upon their needs.

They need urgent food and medical assistance.

UNMIL has made its trucks available on an as needed basis to WFP and UNHCR to facilitate pre positioning of food and non food items in areas of return.

Recognizing that food security is a global concern, we are committed to respond to the internationally recognized emergency food aid needs and to improve famine prevention mechanisms and long term food security.

As the displaced resettled and resumed cultivating their land, the need for food deliveries was reduced.

Food aid is viewed at WFP as a means to achieve food security.

Millions of people simply cannot afford to buy the food that they need, which could still be the case if supply were increased. Fixing the demand side to get nutritious food to the poor particularly to the mothers and children who are most vulnerable is one of the most pressing food security imperatives.

WFP delivered food aid assistance both in life threatening situations and for rehabilitation activities.

. FAO involvement in demand reduction activities is increasing.

At the request of COHCHR, the World Food Programme (WFP) will provide emergency rations from mid June 1997 to the end of 1998 whenever a food crisis occurs in the prisons.

In a world where 800 million people did not have enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs, access to sufficient and nutritionally adequate food was essential.