Yesterday, Prime Minister Trudeau met with the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley. Canada is a longstanding partner of the WFP in support of their efforts to deliver food assistance in emergencies and build resilience against food insecurity.

Mr. Beasley provided the Prime Minister with an update on current humanitarian crises, including in Yemen and the challenges facing the Rohingya. The Prime Minister noted Canada’s commitment of $300 million over three years in funding to address the urgent needs of the Rohingya, and $130 million of life-saving humanitarian aid to affected communities in Yemen since 2015. The WFP is a trusted partner in delivering on these commitments.

They discussed the importance of gender-responsive humanitarian programming and the Prime Minister thanked Mr. Beasley for the continued efforts of the WFP to meet the emergency food needs of millions of people in crisis situations.