Food Assistance Fact Sheet - Pakistan

February 7, 2013

Food Security Situation

CIA World Factbook

• Food insecurity in Pakistan is largely a problem of economic access by the poorest and most vulnerable to an adequate, diverse diet, and is exacerbated by militancy, natural disasters, and lack of education regarding the basics of health and nutrition.

• Militant extremism has a detrimental effect on Pakistan’s food security. Government security operations continue in the tribal area of the northwest as do terrorist attacks against both military and civilian targets. The violence has led to economic stagnation, power shortages, and high food and fuel prices. 

• WFP is providing food assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees impacted by the ongoing security operations as well as by severe flooding in recent years.

Food Assistance Programs

• The Office of Food for Peace (FFP) now targets approximately 754,000 food-insecure Pakistanis in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan regions.

• FFP partners with the UN World Food Program (WFP) on a variety of activities aiming to improve food security including general food distribution, targeted nutritional activities, and food for work.

Food for Peace Contributions

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Food Security Situation information provided by WFP as of January 2013