The United States has announced the allocation of up to $ 20 million; To finance the “Pills from Ukraine” initiative, announced by Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski at the G20 summit, earlier this week, to help feed people all over the world, amid the exacerbation of the food insecurity crisis.
The United States Embassy in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian “Yukernenem” news agency, reported on Friday that the US Agency for International Development will provide this support through the United Nations World Food Program; To facilitate the transfer of additional shipments of Ukrainian pills through the “Black Sea Pills” initiative.
This amount is added to 173 million dollars so far for the current American support for the World Food Program for the purchase of Ukrainian grains; To feed people in countries, which face the most severe food crises.
The American Agency for International Development stressed that US financing bought 210,000 metric tons of food, which is enough to feed nearly 12. 6 million people for one month.
It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, last February, the United States has provided more than $ 11 billion in the face of the global food crisis, including nearly $ 8. 6 billion in humanitarian aid.
The US embassy reported that the US Agency for International Development also continues to help farmers in Ukraine, who risk their lives to feed the world, through the Agricultural Flexibility initiative- Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Foludmir Zellinski called during his speech to the Group of Twenty Member States Summit to join a grain initiative from Ukraine, which is scheduled to be implemented in partnership with the World Food Program..
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