国际英语资讯:WFP begins food aid operation in Cuba after Hurricane Irma
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span> (<span word="WFP">WFP</span>), <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Beasley">Beasley</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 664,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jaimanitas">Jaimanitas</span>, <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>, <span word="Beasley">Beasley</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> 1.6 <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Irma">Irma</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 800 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Beasley">Beasley</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ration">ration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Irma">Irma</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boarding">boarding</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65, <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>," <span word="Beasley">Beasley</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="capacities">capacities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="territories">territories</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="warehouses">warehouses</span>, <span word="blankets">blankets</span>, <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pallets">pallets</span>.</p>
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