Japan grants Sudan $8.2m for food aid
August 1, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — The government of Japan has extended a grant aid of 970,000,000 Japanese Yen (8.2 US dollar) to World Food Programme (WFP) for food aid programme to the vulnerable groups in the Sudan.
This grant is aimed at mitigating humanitarian situation of socially vulnerable groups in the Sudan, such as displaced persons, returning persons, children and women, said a press statement issued by the Embassy of Japan in Khartoum.
The Japanese government decided to extend this batch of grant aid through WFP in order to assist consolidation of peace in the Sudan and humanitarian situation.
Tokyo also extended grant assistance of 230 million Yen (2 mln USD) for underprivileged farmers through FAO on emergency response to control a desert locust outbreak in the Yemen and surrounding countries including the Sudan.
Since 2005, Japan has extended humanitarian and development assistance to the Sudan totalling more than 150million USD. This assistance includes food aid, assistance for landmine actions and capacity building, assistance for road rehabilitation and school construction in southern Sudan and food, water and sanitation, and education assistance in IDPs camps in Darfur.
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