Qatar Charity provides new food aid to war-affected families in Sudan

  • Date: 08-Jan-2024
  • Source: Gulf Times
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:Qatar
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Qatar Charity provides new food aid to war-affected families in Sudan



With funding from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar's ambassador to Sudan Mohamed bin Ibrahim al-Sada, Sudan Humanitarian Aid Commission's (HAC) federal commissioner Dr Salah al-Mubarak and officials from the Qatari embassy in Port Sudan, launched new shipments of food aid to the states of Kassala, Northern, and Red Sea.This is part of a project aimed at providing 50,000 food packages to families affected by the war and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan, a Qatar Charity (QC) statement said Sunday.Ambassador al-Sada emphasised Qatar's continuation of humanitarian efforts aimed at assisting the Sudanese people affected by the war. He lauded the relief interventions by QFFD and QC since beginning of the conflict and stated that Qatar's support for the people in Sudan will continue in the next phase as it is a core humanitarian duty.Dr al-Mubarak expressed the Sudanese government's appreciation for the continuous response from Qatar, as well as from the QFFD and QC, to help those affected by the war in various states of Sudan. He stated that their recent intervention by providing 8,000 food packages for the IDPs and affected individuals is of great importance, especially after the displacement due to the recent developments in Wad