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WFP launches new humanitarian staging area in Nepal
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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Jan, 2020
A new humanitarian staging area has been inaugurated in Nepal that will
be able to store essential supplies for over 60,000 people, the United
Nations World Food Programme said in a statement on Wednesday.
Constructed
by WFP, in collaboration with the Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs and
the Civil Aviation Authority, the HSA is part of Nepal's emergency
response operations.
Once completed, it will be able to store
1,535 metric tonnes of supplies including shelter materials, health and
hygiene kits, and water and sanitation equipment, said the statement.
The
new HSA will also be equipped with logistical items, such as
generators, satellite phones, fuel, boats, and search and rescue tools,
the statement said, noting that there are plans to build other similar
HSAs.
The Dhangadhi HSA is the first of its kind at a provincial level, according to the statement.
The
creation of a HSA network across Nepal follows the success of the
UK-funded Kathmandu Humanitarian Staging Area, which was launched one
month before the devastating 2015 earthquake. The activation of the
Kathmandu facility helped humanitarian partners reach the affected
population quickly, the WFP said.
Without it, some 21 days could have been needed before the relief efforts reached those in desperate need.
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