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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
welcomed a contribution of US$500,000 from the Republic of Korea that will
provide one month of food assistance for nearly 125,000 food-insecure people in
the conflicted-affected northeast Nigerian states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
“The Korean Government has been making unwavering efforts to address the
needs of the most vulnerable people and I’m glad that we are endowing Nigeria
with the total sum of US$2.5 million, including our recent contribution to
WFP,” said Maj. General (Rtd) In-tae Lee, Republic of Korea Ambassador to
Nigeria. “We stand ready to fight against malnutrition and poverty, joining
hands with the people of Nigeria,” he added.
This contribution will
allow WFP to continue to provide food assistance to Nigerian families displaced
or otherwise affected by a devastating conflict now entering its tenth year.
Through in-kind food assistance procured with the contribution,recipient families
will be able to prepare and consume nutritious meals every day to stay healthy.
“This timely fundingfrom the Republic of Korea
builds on earlier support when parts of northeast Nigeria were on the verge of
famine,” said Myrta Kaulard, WFP Representative in Nigeria. “Thanks to this
lifesaving action, we can continue to sustain the momentum of our response in
northeast Nigeria, where large numbers of people remain reliant upon WFP
assistance made possible through the generosity of donors such as the Republic
of Korea.”
Earlier
this year, the Republic of Korea made a historic US$42.5 million contribution
to WFP, its largest contribution to date. WFP used the funds to purchase 50,000
metric tons of Korean rice and provide life-saving food assistance in Syria,
Yemen, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda.
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