The Government of China has made its largest single donation to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) with US$34 million towards its emergency operations to support people who are at risk of famine in Somalia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen, as well as those affected by severe food shortages in Kenya and Chad. Combined with earlier contributions, the Chinese government’s support for WFP totals more than US$138 million since 2005, and builds on China’s increasingly significant backing in recent years for WFP’s operations around the world.

The contribution will assist approximately 2 million food- insecure people in six countries: Somalia (US$10 million), South Sudan (US$5 million), Nigeria (US$5 million), Yemen (US$5 million), Kenya (US$5 million), and Chad (US$4 million), enabling WFP to provide critical