Freetown, 28 July 2010 – The United Nations World Food Programme Executive Board has recently approved changes to its country portfolio which will allow it to better reach hungry vulnerable and malnourished people in Sierra Leone and support the government's Agenda for Change until the end of 2012. An increase of US$23 million in the ongoing Country Programme budget will allow WFP to reach an additional 135,200 vulnerable people, bringing the number of beneficiaries to 314,500.
WFP Scales up Safety Nets in Support of the Government’s Agenda for Change
- 28 July 2010
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