To help provide food and nutrition assistance to Nigerian communities that have been impacted by conflict, the US government has given the WFP $32.5 million.
The US Embassy in Nigeria stated in a statement on Wednesday that the funding will provide nutrition and food aid to internally displaced people in the North-East and North-West regions.
The Embassy claims that the support is intended to save lives and lessen the suffering of vulnerable groups, particularly women and children.
Through electronic food vouchers, WFP Nigeria will distribute food and nutrition assistance to 764, 205 people in conflict-affected areas, including complementary nutrition top-ups for 41, 569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, and 43, 235 children.
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To address worsening hunger and malnutrition, the United States announced a $93 million emergency food assistance program for 13 nations, including 12 in Africa in August.
Nearly one million children who are severely malnourished will receive ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), according to the US Department of State.
Some of the countries that are receiving aid are Haiti, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Kenya, and Chad, according to the US government.
The US state department’s principal deputy spokesperson stated in a press release that the aid would also cover necessary food items, targeted nutritional assistance, and emergency logistics.
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