A general food distribution (GFD) ration provided in the form of cooked meals or other ready-to-eat foods for a short, initial period during an acute emergency when (1) people are on the move, (2) the situation is extremely insecure and carrying food home would put beneficiaries at risk of theft or violence, (3) there is a conflict situation, with high levels of abuse and taxation so that the vulnerable are not getting their rations, (4) there has been a major displacement and people have lost all their assets, (5) beneficiaries do not have access to cooking equipment and/or fuel, (6) beneficiaries are too weak to cook for themselves, (7) there is proof that leaders are diverting rations, and/or (8) there are environmental considerations (e.g. to protect a fragile ecological environment).[1]
[1]Source: WFP Programme Guidance Manual