Food Security: United Nations Allocates $15 Million To Nigeria

The United Nations has announced an allocation of $15 million to Nigeria to address the current situation of food insecurity as the spillover effects of the Ukraine war threaten to push millions closer to famine.

The fund is part of the $100 million earmarked for Africa and the middle east to mitigate the raging food crisis in the regions.

According to the UN, the contribution is from the central emergency response fund and would go into relief projects in Nigeria, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, And Yemen.

The fund pools contributions from a range of donors, with more than 130 UN member states, observers, and others, including private individuals, providing more than eight billion dollars through the years.

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