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USAID top official assesses food needs of affected people here

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2 years ago

2023/02/21

Stephanie Wilcock, Director for Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance with a group of people, in Ratnapura, enrolled to receive WFP cash assistance, through USAID funding.

Stephanie Wilcock, Director for Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), recently undertook a visit to Sri Lanka to ascertain food and nutrition needs of the communities. Wilcock also studies how WFP’s US-funded programmes would help them overcome challenges brought on by the economic crisis, a spokesperson for the WFP said.