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Kabul: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$5 million contribution from the Government of Japan towards its emergency response in Afghanistan. This latest funding comes at a time when WFP announced to reduce assistance in March for at least 4 million people due to a lack of funds.
“The Government of Japan has been a consistent and strong supporter of the Afghan people and of WFP over the past years. Japan sees food assistance as one of the primary ways to reach sustainable development and human security”, said Ambassador Takashi Okada. “WFP is an important partner with field-proven capability to deliver Japan’s humanitarian assistance for the benefit of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.”
Of this latest Japanese contribution, US$4 million will be used to provide families with food assistance through commodity vouchers supplied by local businesses and US$1 million through in-kind food assistance.
The latest contribution from Japan is part of a US$35 million contribution for WFP globally. For 2022, Japan was one of WFP Afghanistan’s top ten donors.
