S. Korea donates $300.000 for humanitarian needs in Sudan
November 23, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The government of South Korea has contributed 300.000 US dollars to help address growing humanitarian needs in Sudan.
Some 5.4 million people are targeted for the humanitarian aid across Sudan.
WFP said in statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Monday that it will use the contribution to purchase super cereal and a specialized nutritional product that helps prevent malnutrition.
“South Korea has been a long-standing partner and strong supporter of WFP’s humanitarian activities in Sudan,” said WFP Sudan Country Director Adnan Khan.
“This contribution will help us continue to work on breaking the cycle of hunger and poverty; malnourished mothers give birth to malnourished babies which condemns them to a life of poverty and hunger” the statement pointed out.
According to WFP, South Korea has also funded the Agency’s cash and food vouchers program in Darfur through which people can buy food items of their choice at participating local retailers.
The South Korean Ambassador to Sudan, Park Won-sup has pledged to continue supporting the nutrition programs, expressing his glad that Korea made some contribution to solving the malnutrition in Sudan.
In 2014, the Republic of Korea made a similar contribution of US$300,000 towards WFP’s emergency operation in Sudan.
The UN child agency (UNICEF) has repeatedly express concern of the high rates of malnutrition in Sudan.
In July 2015, WFP launched a new two-year plan in Sudan to provide 5.2 million people by mid-2017 with life-saving food assistance, nutrition support as well as recovery and resilience-building activities to help communities become self-reliant. Included in this group are 1.8 million displaced people in Darfur.
To date, the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) has received and granted over one billion dollars to aid organizations in Sudan.
Last year, the fund received support from Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (UK) and allocated more than $55 million for humanitarian action across Sudan.
(ST)