Khartoum, May30 (Darfur24) The UN hummantrian Coordinator in Sudan Khaliata Lo Ndrage has announced a grand of US $ 20million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for Sudan..
“This grand Will allow the procurement and distribution of seeds, provide critical nutrition and WASH services and support crop protection committees to farmers in Darfur” The Humanitarian Coordinator said.
“This is a race against time to ensure that hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are protected from acute food insecurity in the months ahead” she added..
The food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) will receive US$ 12 million and the UN children ‘s agency (UNICEF) US$7 million , with the World Food Program (WFP) receiving $1 million to provide logistic support.
The Hummantrian Coordinator in Sudan calls on the government of Sudan to facilitate extension services .
She urges peace to prevail and government to to uphold the peace and security to ensure a successful agricultural season so people can rely on their own food production this and next year as global supply faces major challenges and Hummantrian funding for food support is limited..
FAO and WFP said in a statement in March that the combined effects of conflicts and economic crisis and poor harvest are significantly affecting people’s access to Food across Sudan..