EC to provide €210 million to 15 countries facing food crisis 

The European Commission decided to provide 210 million euros to alleviate food insecurity in most affected countries, Report informs, citing foreign media sources.

In a statement released Monday, the EC pointed out that food insecurity is rising globally and noted that it will provide the latest aid package to 15 countries.

This brings the Commission’s support aimed at alleviating food insecurity in the period between 2020 and 2024 to roughly 8 billion euros.

The EC stressed that food insecurity affected more than 200 million people worldwide this year and added that they need urgent assistance, noting that Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen are at risk of famine.

EC President Ursula von der Leyen pointed out that the war in Ukraine has negative effects on the food supply.

“Countries that were already vulnerable to food shocks have been put in a dramatic situation,” she warned, adding that the EC “must act to avoid famine in some of the poorest areas of the world.”

“The EU stands with the most vulnerable countries, and today the EU further extends its support to those in need,” Von der Leyen said.