Contribution of 300 million yen to WFP of the Japanese Government Nobel Peace Prize October 21, 4:23
The WFP = World Food Program, which was selected for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, will be signed by the Japanese government with a contribution of 300 million yen to food assistance in Palestine in the Middle East.
At the signing ceremony held in Ramallah on the west bank of the Jordan River on the 20th, Mr. Masayuki Umagoe, Director of "Japan Government Office for Palestine" and Mr. Kearney, Representative of "WFP Palestinian Office" attended and signed the agreement together. did.
WFP, which won the Nobel Peace Prize this year, is providing food assistance to about 350,000 people in Palestine, and this time, 200 million yen of Japan's contribution will be used for food vouchers, and the remaining 1 The 100 million yen will be used to purchase canned food made in Japan and will be distributed free of charge.
Mr. Magoshi said, "We can support the lives of people in need by distributing food to them. The situation is severe due to the effects of the new coronavirus, but we would like to continue to support them in the future."
Kearney said, "We need food to maintain peace. Japan's support is essential to WFP's activities, and it allows people to get food that will lead to tomorrow." I showed my intention.