April 4, 2024 - The MV Future ID vessel has arrived in Sudan with 14.6 thousand tonnes of flour milled from Ukrainian wheat. This is the second consignment of humanitarian aid under President Zelenskyy's Grain from Ukraine initiative, which was sent to Sudan by the World Food Programme (WFP).
The first batch of humanitarian aid was delivered to the port of Khartoum (Sudan) on 22 February 2024. The MV Ocean Dream brought 7.665 tonnes of flour made from Ukrainian wheat.
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The donors of the two shipments were Germany, which provided US$ 15 million, as well as Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia and Spain, which financed the second shipment of flour in the amount of US$ 23.8 million.
The flour made from Ukrainian wheat will be distributed by WFP as part of food packages for 2 million people in Sudan affected by the war.
Almost 18 million people in Sudan are currently facing acute food shortages. According to the UN, about 5 million of them are in a state of extreme hunger (IPC4).
The harvest of staple crops (sorghum, millet and wheat) is 41 percent below the average over the past 5 years.
Therefore, food aid through the Grain from Ukraine initiative is extremely important to save lives and prevent an even worse situation.
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.
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