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Emergency Food Aid
Globally, the challenges of food security and very survival. Furthermore, poor nutrition is impacting
malnutrition continue to affect millions of people, the health and future of millions more. 7
prompting urgent intervention. The World Food
Programme (WFP) provides alarming statistics: nearly In the face of these pressing global needs, the UAE
783 million people around the world lack sufficient channeled nearly one-third of its humanitarian
food, while over 40 million individuals in 51 countries assistance towards addressing hunger and food
are confronting ‘emergency’ levels of hunger or worse. insecurity in 2022. AED 516.6 million (USD 140.7
Famine’s grip potentially envelops parts of Yemen, million) was allocated to emergency food aid, benefiting
South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, threatening their 25 countries, including 10 of the Least Developed
Countries (LDCs).
The 100 Million Meals campaign launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation
achieved numbers exceeding expectations, reaching 216 million meals.
Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM
