un food relief agency airlifts food medical supplies
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UN food relief agency air-lifts food, medical supplies

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A UPS Foundation plane from Dubai arrives in Mogadishu to deliver WFP high-energy biscuits and WHO medical supplies to avert famine in Somalia
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As the drought intensifies in south and north-eastern Somalia, the United Nations emergency food relief agency World Food Programme, today airlifted to Mogadishu enough high-energy biscuits to assist 31,000 people for three days, the UN News Centre reported.

The shipment, made on a Boeing 747 donated by the UPS Foundation from Dubai, also included medical assistance on behalf of the UN World Health Organisation, WHO.

"A rapid response is crucial to support drought-affected families across Somalia," said WFP Representative and Director of Gulf Office Abdallah Alwardat. "This airlift is a great example of WFP and its partners coming together to reach those furthest behind with life-saving assistance."

The food is meant for the most vulnerable people – particularly children – who are displaced from their homes without access to food or cooking facilities, WFP said.

According to UN estimates, half of Somalia’s population, including 330,000 acutely malnourished children, is in need of urgent assistance.

The high-energy biscuits are rich in minerals and vitamins and do not require preparation, the UN agency said, adding that it will provide other types of live-saving food assistance for the following days.

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