Ministry of Occupied Territories to cooperate with the UN in providing aid to people affected by conflict in Donbas
Ukrinform
The Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs of Ukraine and the Delegation of the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations agreed to cooperate in providing food assistance to citizens affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2017.
This has been reported by the press service of the Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine.
"This project is scheduled for one year, and the goal of the World Food Programme in Ukraine - deal with food risk. We have to help those affected by the conflict and look forward to assist the Ministry in determining where our help is needed most," WFP Representative in Ukraine Dorte Ellehammer said.
In turn, Deputy Minister Heorhiy Tuka said that governmental and non-governmental organizations were working in these areas. He noted that the most problematic issue of food security was settlements located in the so-called "gray zone."
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