{"id":185505,"date":"2014-04-08T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/wfp-welcomes-swiss-funds-for-malnutrition-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2014-04-08T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T10:46:00","slug":"wfp-welcomes-swiss-funds-for-malnutrition-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/wfp-welcomes-swiss-funds-for-malnutrition-in-sudan","title":{"rendered":"WFP welcomes Swiss funds for malnutrition in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan welcomed two contributions from the Government of Switzerland that will improve the poor nutritional status of children, pregnant women and nursing mothers in the country.<\/p>\n

Switzerland is giving WFP Sudan a total of $5.2 million in two separate contributions including an in-kind donation of 600 metric tons of dried skimmed milk, valued at $4.1 million, and a cash donation of $1.1, the WFP announced in a press release on Monday.<\/p>\n

WFP will use the dried skimmed milk in its nutritional programme to prevent and treat moderate acute malnutrition and chronic malnutrition among children aged 6 to 35 months old as well as for pregnant and nursing mothers. This in-kind contribution will provide support for 250,000 mothers and children with nutrient-dense food rations for four months. The cash contribution will be used to support WFP\u2019s voucher programme in Kassala State in East Sudan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very grateful to the Swiss government and citizens for this contribution which proves their strong commitment to assisting the most vulnerable Sudanese people, said WFP Sudan Representative and Country Director Adnan Khan.<\/p>\n

Switzerland is currently WFP Sudan\u2019s third largest bilateral donor in 2014. Over the last five years, the Swiss government has contributed more than $31 million to WFP\u2019s Emergency Operation in Sudan, in addition to $685,000 for the UN Humanitarian Air Service, which is managed by WFP, and provides its air services to the humanitarian community.<\/p>\n

Food for Darfur<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sudan remains one of WFP\u2019s largest and most complex operations, providing food assistance to people suffering from conflict, displacement and chronic under-nourishment in Darfur, as well as in the east and border areas to the south. In 2014, WFP plans to assist 4 million people across Sudan, 3 million of whom are in the conflict-affected region of Darfur through general food distributions, food for training, food for work, school feeding and nutrition programmes to prevent and treat moderate acute malnutrition among women and children.<\/p>\n

File photo: Nutrition programme run by the WFP in Tawila camp for the displaced, North Darfur, 4 March 2014 (Albert Gonz\u00e1lez Farran\/Unamid)<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>‘Malnutrition spreading in Darfur’: UN<\/a> (20 March 2014)<\/p>\n

Malnutrition reaches 40% among Darfur children: Unicef<\/a> (5 February 2014)<\/p>\n

WHO: Child mortality from malnutrition reaches 40% in Sudan<\/a> (23 September 2013)<\/p>\n