Search
  1. Home
  2. West Africa
  3. Sierra Leone

Food distributed in Masiaka

    ABIDJAN

    A total of 115 mt of food has been distributed to 6,400 vulnerable people in the Masiaka area, some 60 km east of Freetown, by WFP, Action Contre la Faim and ADRA, WFP said in its most recent emergency report of 24 September.

    Distributions were delayed three times due to insecurity in the Occra Hills, some 10 km west of Masiaka, WFP reported. Former members of Sierra Leone's ousted military junta in the Occra Hills have been responsible for a spate of kidnappings in recent weeks.

    New shipments of WFP food aid are expected at the end of September. In the meantime WFP is borrowing lentils and oil from Catholic Relief Services, CARE and World Vision International, WFP reported.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join