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APR 14, 2003 (newstodate): UN's World Food Programme has announced creation of a supply base for emergency response, located in Cambodia, which will serve WFP and other aid agencies working in humanitarian crises anywhere in Asia.
The Cambodia facility is modeled on what is currently WFP's only rapid response facility, the WFP warehouse in Brindisi, Italy.
The location in Cambodia has been selected for the first of the four corners of the compass because it has attractive transport infrastructure, low costs, good working relationships with customs, port authorities, and government counterparts, as well as efficient import and export procedures.
The new WFP facility is the first in a four corners network of shared facilities near the epicenters of likely humanitarian crises. The centers, linked electronically, will cover the four corners of the compass: north (Europe and the Middle East), south (southern Africa), east (Asia) and west (Latin America).
The Cambodia facility is modeled on what is currently WFP's only rapid response facility, the WFP warehouse in Brindisi, Italy.
The location in Cambodia has been selected for the first of the four corners of the compass because it has attractive transport infrastructure, low costs, good working relationships with customs, port authorities, and government counterparts, as well as efficient import and export procedures.
The new WFP facility is the first in a four corners network of shared facilities near the epicenters of likely humanitarian crises. The centers, linked electronically, will cover the four corners of the compass: north (Europe and the Middle East), south (southern Africa), east (Asia) and west (Latin America).