World Food Programme Archives

S. Korea to Provide 50,000 Tons of Rice to 6 Poverty-hit Nations

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has decided to donate 50,000 tons of rice to six countries suffering from poverty and food shortages, the agriculture ministry said Friday. The rice will be sent to Yemen, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Syria and Afghanistan in cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP) this year, as they [...]

Seoul Provides US$3 mln to WFP’s Ukraine Relief Project

SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry has provided US$3 million to the World Food Programme’s (WFP) emergency relief project toward Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said Friday. The WFP said about $2 million will be allocated for food and cash assistance, and logistics support for the recent U.N. Flash appeal [...]