WFP Pledges Its Continual Assistance to Cambodian NCDM

Cambodia - The World Food Program (WFP) will continue to assist the Kingdom’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) and to closely work with its Royal Government on humanitarian activities.

Mr. Gian Pietro Bordignon, newly-appointed WFP Cambodia Country Director, made these remarks in a meeting with Mr. Nhim Vanda, Cambodian Senior Minister and First vice-President of the NCDM, on August 15, 2013.

In the meeting, Mr. Bordignon said WFP is ready to assist victims of any eventual disaster in cooperation with Cambodian government and development partners. WFP will continue the consultative plan between NCDM and WFP such as organization of workshops to educate relevant institutions, real rescue exercise, field visits and mutual information exchange and so on in order to reduce risks caused by natural disasters, he added.

Mr. Nhim Vanda said WFP had provided assistance in various forms to Cambodia, particularly food stuff. The Royal Government of Cambodia is also ready to help the disasters’ victims by setting aside food, medicine, crops, etc., he stated.