India signs MoU with World Food Programme for sending wheat to Afghanistan

India signs MoU with World Food Programme for sending wheat to Afghanistan

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Category : International Published on: April 17 2023

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  • India signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with World Food Programme (WFP) to send 10,000 metric tonnes of wheat to the people of Afghanistan.
  • The signing ceremony between the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the United Nations (WPF) was held in Mumbai. 
  • The WFP assured that it had the required infrastructure on the ground to ensure speedy wheat delivery to Afghanistan’s most vulnerable sections.
  • The MoU signed on April 13, 2023, follows the Indian Deceleration made in the month of March 2023 at the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group in Afghanistan saying that 20,000 MT of wheat would be sent from Chabahar Port.
  • The WFP has a massive supply chain and logistics infrastructure in Afghanistan that could help in ensuring that the food supply reaches those who need it the most and no one is excluded.
  • The MoU also ensures that the assistance is coordinated and delivered in an effective and efficient manner, and that it reaches the most vulnerable sections of the Afghan population.
  • The WFP is a humanitarian organization that is part of the United Nations system.
  • It was established in 1961 and has its headquarters in Rome, Italy.
  • The WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency focused on combating hunger and promoting food security.
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