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Standard Project Report 2016
Under the emergency preparedness and response (EPR) component of the operation, there was no need to provide
emergency assistance in 2016, and therefore WFP reallocated some food stocks to the asset creation activities.
Together with its partners, WFP developed government capacity at the central level through EPR consultations and
a simulation exercise, which involved multiple ministries from the Government, the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF), Lao Red Cross and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
In preparation for the assessment of the emergency preparedness capacity index (EPCI), WFP met with the
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and other stakeholders on
disaster preparedness and response. The findings showed that the Government of Lao PDR was well aware of the
need to conduct hazard analysis, early warning, food security and vulnerability analysis, and humanitarian supply
chain management systems, but needed support to implement these activities. During the flooding in Oudomxay
and Luangprabang provinces, the Government demonstrated they had the capacity to assess and respond to the
needs of the affected populations without direct support from WFP or other United Nations agencies.
Strategic Objective: Reduce undernutrition and break the intergenerational cycle of hunger (SO4)
Outcome: 4.1 Reduced undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies among children aged 6-59 months,
pregnant and lactating women, and school-aged children
Activity: Mother and child health and nutrition (MCHN)
In 2016, maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) activities, specifically stunting and micronutrient deficiency
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