In collaboration with the Egyptian Government, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has opened a humanitarian corridor between Aswan in Upper Egypt, and Wadi Halfa in Sudan, to address the urgent needs of people impacted by the ongoing conflict.
According to a statment issued by WFP in Egypt on Tuesday, the humanitarian corridor, which is held in partnership with Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acts as a passageway for WFP, UN agencies, development organizations, and humanitarian partners.
WFP Representative and Country Director in Egypt Praveen Agrawal said: "While WFP continues to provide support to those arriving in Egypt through food and cash assistance, we are also committed to assisting people inside Sudan. This humanitarian corridor is the result of the great partnerships that the Egyptian Government has with development partners. We are now able to take our aid where it is most needed."
WFP has committed to providing assistance to meet the needs of the most vulnerable individuals seeking refuge.
To date, WFP has dispatched over 80 metric tons of fortified emergency food assistance to the Egyptian borders, including enhanced nutritional ready-to-eat items, in collaboration with the Government of Egypt and the Egyptian Red Crescent, the statement noted.
WFP has launched an emergency cash assistance program through its pre-established cash delivery platform, reaching over 130,000 Sudanese people since the start of the crisis. This platform has, as well as the Humanitarian Corridor, been made available to sister UN agencies, enabling a swift response to numerous humanitarian needs arising from the crisis.
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