WFP says China's food aid reaches thousands in drought-stricken NE Uganda


KAMPALA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- China's food donation through the UN World Food Program (WFP) has reached thousands of people including school-going children in drought-stricken northeastern Uganda, the UN's food aid agency said Tuesday.

At a handover certificate signing ceremony, Abdirahman Meygag, WFP country representative, said the donation by China last year has reached over 130,000 children through the school feeding program and 70,000 individuals through targeted food assistance to improve food security of vulnerable households.

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