NEW YORK, United States of America, November 9, 2015/APO (African Press Organization)/ —
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Sudanese Food Bank (SFB) have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join efforts in providing assistance to vulnerable and needy people in Sudan
Through this partnership, WFP and SFB will work closely together in areas of food security, nutrition, education, community resilience building and capacity building of NGOs/CBOs at national and state levels.
In a special ceremony held at WFP Sudan Country Office in Khartoum and attended by representatives of both parties, WFP Sudan Country Director, Adnan Khan, and SFB Director, Ibrahim Osman signed the MoU which effectively created a framework for creative and strategic partnership between the two organizations.
In line with the sustainable development goal 2 which aims to build support with the objective of achieving zero hunger, signing this MoU will enable both organizations to cooperate and coordinate their work to jointly assist towards realization of this goal and breaking the cycle of poverty in vulnerable communities in the country.
“This is a good opportunity for both of our organizations to join efforts, share knowledge and experience and develop an effective strategy to eventually ensure that vulnerable people get the support they need to lead a decent life and become self-reliant, said WFP Sudan Country Director, Adnan Khan.
“This MOU provides a dynamic and strategic framework for the collaboration between our two organizations to effectively respond to the needs of the vulnerable communities and at the same time build their resilience and livelihoods,” said Sudanese Food Bank Director General Ibrahim Osman.
