Emergency Response by WFP Logistics

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  • Emergency Response byWFP Logistics

  • WFPThe World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.

  • Forward Purchasing Facility (FPF) and Prepositioning initiative

  • Forward Purchasing Facility (FPF)

    Since mid 2008: almost 430,000 mt mostly for the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Reduces procurement & transport lead times (from 86 to 1-45 days). Commodities are procured without having defined funding or final destinations

  • Preposition of stocks

    Similar to FPF but in addition keeps food stored at strategic locations, where WFP has operations and assets

    Needs a reliable demand (HoA and GLK)

  • WFP in emergencies have the dual mandate of delivering food aid and coordinating the logistics efforts of the humanitarian community through the logistics cluster.

  • Apart from provision of transport and warehousing for humanitarian agencies, other activities of the Logistics Cluster are

  • Haiti responseWFP and the Logistics cluster set up camp in Port-au-Prince within 48 hours of the earth-quake and the first relief goods were flown in a day later.

  • WFP Logistics: Cluster Haiti

  • WFP Logistics

    **Lead time is reduced from an average of 83 days to 0 0 to 45 days

    FPF mechanism has evolved since last year: at the beginning, food would not leave the port unless it had identified funding, now food is procured, shipped and arrives without always knowing the final destination

    Advance Financing (when permitted|) still goes through the 83 day-long process

    FPF can be used in cases where advance Financing is not permitted*Lead time is reduced from an average of 83 days to 0 0 to 45 days

    FPF mechanism has evolved since last year: at the beginning, food would not leave the port unless it had identified funding, now food is procured, shipped and arrives without always knowing the final destination

    Advance Financing (when permitted|) still goes through the 83 day-long process

    FPF can be used in cases where advance Financing is not permitted