The United World Food Programme announced that it is "working flat-out" to support the Philippines government's humanitarian response to Typhoon Hagupit which could possibly impact more than 30 million people. "Food, trucks or satphones, we will provide whatever is needed to help the people of the Philippines as this situation unfolds," Praveen Agrawal, WFP Philippines country director said. They added that shelter and protection issues concerning women and children will be a priority in the immediate aftermath of the typhoon.