Sudan has received the second batch of Ukrainian flour under the initiative «Grain frоm Ukraine»

Published 2024년 3월 29일

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The «MV Future ID» has docked in Sudan with 14,076 tons of flour, marking the second humanitarian aid delivery under the «Grain from Ukraine» initiative led by President Zelenskyy and facilitated by the World Food Programme. This follows an initial shipment by the «MV Ocean Dream». Funded by multiple countries, including Germany, Belgium, and Canada, the initiative aims to support 2 million people in Sudan, a country where nearly 18 million face acute food shortages and 5 million suffer from extreme hunger. This effort is a critical step towards mitigating the severe food crisis in Sudan.

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The vessel «MV Future ID» has arrived in Sudan with 14,076 thousand tons of flour milled with Ukrainian wheat. This is the second consignment of humanitarian aid under the initiative of President Zelenskyy «Grain from Ukraine», delivered to Sudan by the World Food Programme (WFP). The first batch of humanitarian aid was delivered to the Port of Khartoum (Sudan) on February 22, 2024. The «MV Ocean Dream» transported 7,665 tons of flour produced from Ukrainian wheat. The donors of the two shipments were Germany, which provided 15 million USD as well as Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Spain and the Netherlands which are also contributed 23.8 million USD to finance the second shipment of flour. The Ukrainian wheat flour will be distributed by WFP as part of food packages for 2 million people in Sudan affected by the war. For reference: Almost 18 million people in Sudan are currently facing acute food shortages. According to the United ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult