In this Quarterly Bulletin, we’re sharing updates on varied initiatives between April and June of 2023. These embrace an settlement with the Government of India to supply wheat help for Afghanistan, the Solar for Resilience mission launch in Odisha, and an settlement with the Adaptation Fund to strengthen the resilience of susceptible communities in India and Sri Lanka. We’ve additionally made progress in different areas, corresponding to putting in clever warehouses, signing an MoU with NutriHub- ICAR-IIMR, and launching an SBCC marketing campaign on fortified rice. We collaborated with the Planning Department and the Directorate of Economics and Statistics and Planning, Government of Rajasthan & DMEO (NITI).

GOVT OF INDIA AND WFP SIGN MOU TO PROVIDE WHEAT ASSISTENCE FOR AFGHANISTAN

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between India and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to supply humanitarian meals help to Afghanistan. The assist will encompass 10,000 tonnes of wheat delivered by way of the Chabahar Port.

This is India’s fifth tranche of meals help dedicated to Afghanistan. The MoU was signed on July eleventh in Mumbai between J P Singh, Joint Secretary, Pak-Afghan-Iran Division, Ministry of External Affairs, and Elisabeth Faure,
Representative and Country Director, World Food Programme in India.

Last 12 months, India’s contribution of 40,000 MT of wheat helped WFP assist 23 million food-insecure folks within the nation.

‘’India’s assist has been a lifeline for Afghan households going through starvation and it’s a crucial a part of WFP’s humanitarian response. I need to lengthen our honest gratitude to the Indian Government for its continued assist to the folks of Afghanistan,’’ mentioned Ms. Faure.

“The fifth tranche builds upon assistance already delivered to those who need it most by WFP in Afghanistan.
India has delivered on its commitment, standing by the historical relations between the people of the two countries and the pressing needs on the ground,” mentioned Mr. J P Singh.