The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemned a deadly attack on a joint humanitarian convoy near Al Koma, North Darfur in Sudan on Monday, 2 June. In a joint statement released on Tuesday, both aid agencies revealed that five people were killed, several others injured, multiple trucks burned,… Continue reading UN Agencies Condemn Violent Attack on Humanitarian Convoys in Sudan
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China’s Rice Donation to Uganda’s Drought-Stricken Karamoja Sub-Region Saves Thousands from Starvation
A friend in need is a friend indeed, said Thomas Lokirut, an elder from Uganda’s Karamojong people after learning that China had donated 1,610 tonnes of rice to his people. “The Chinese have proved that they are our true friends by donating food to us at this trying moment, when most of the people in… Continue reading China’s Rice Donation to Uganda’s Drought-Stricken Karamoja Sub-Region Saves Thousands from Starvation
Chinese Assistance Nourishes Uganda’s Next Generation
Adriano Kanyesigye and his friends walk up to 5 miles each day to attend a school where they are served a free meal. It’s a journey that pupils in Karamoja in northeast Uganda willingly make to avoid starvation. “I’m really grateful that my kids have at least one meal a day when they go to… Continue reading Chinese Assistance Nourishes Uganda’s Next Generation