WFP to allot Indian wheat in Afghanistan

WFP to allot Indian wheat in Afghanistan

TOPIC: IR

Context- India signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 tonnes of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance.

Concept-

• According to the MoU, the wheat will be taken through Pakistan to the Afghan border crossing and handed over to WFP officials in Kandahar beginning February 22.
• The WFP runs its own logistics network inside Afghanistan, partnering with civil society groups, and has launched a global campaign for enough food and aid for the population facing malnutrition — estimated to be half the population or 22 million Afghans.

World Food Programme:

• The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
• It was founded in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with its headquarters in Rome, Italy.
• It is also a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), a coalition of UN agencies and organizations aimed at fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• The international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition by 2030.
• It works closely with the other two Rome-based UN agencies:
  • The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which helps countries draw up policy to support sustainable agriculture.
  • The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which finances projects in poor rural areas.
• Report Released by WFP: Global Report on Food Crisis
  • The report is produced by the Global Network against Food Crises, an international alliance working to address the root causes of extreme hunger.
• The WFP has been awarded with the Nobel Prize for Peace 2020 for its efforts to combat hunger, bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.