Italian govt gives P12M to displaced Marawi folk
Credit to Author: JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL, TMT| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:53:47 +0000
COTABATO CITY: The government of Italy had allotted $240,000 (more than P12 million) as a contribution to help 6,500 displaced people in Marawi City rebuild their livelihoods and gain access to nutritious food, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday.
Stephen Gluning, WFP representative and country director, said the Italian government’s contribution to the program would support families over three months, providing them with cash assistance in exchange for their participation in livelihood projects focused on fisheries and farming.
“The WFP is grateful to the government of Italy for their continued generous support to our recovery operations to address the food security and nutrition needs of communities affected by the Marawi crisis,” according to Gluning.
It will work in partnership with the Philippine government, through the Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to implement the project.
“As the rehabilitation of Marawi City continues, Italy stands with the Philippine government in its efforts to assist the people of Marawi,” Italian Ambassador Giorgio Guglielmino said in a statement.
Marawi City, capital of Lanao del Sur province in southern Mindanao, was besieged by the terrorist Maute Group in May 2017, leaving dozens dead and injured.
Philippine security forces put down the siege in October 2018.
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