World Bank gives $100 million to combat Sudan hunger

KHARTOUM, 22 July 2022, (TON): The World Bank has released $100 million for the World Food Programme to tackle deep food insecurity for 2 million people in Sudan, where aid was suspended following an October coup.

The bank said in a statement “the funds will help provide an emergency safety net amid worsening hunger in the northeast African nation “caused by a poor harvest and rising international food prices.”

Grain prices surged earlier this year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The bank said “the funds will be channeled solely through the WFP to scale up the food security response and provide direct support to the most vulnerable people of Sudan.”

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