{"id":6169,"date":"2018-07-21T14:14:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T14:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/6169-australia-pledges-3-6m-in-drought-relief-aid\/"},"modified":"2018-07-21T14:14:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T14:14:08","slug":"australia-pledges-3-6m-in-drought-relief-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/6169-australia-pledges-3-6m-in-drought-relief-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia pledges $3.6m in drought relief aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a new contribution of AUD 5 million ($3.6 million) from the Australian government to provide food assistance for people affected by the drought in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>The World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a new contribution of AUD 5 million ($3.6 million) from the Australian government to provide food assistance for people affected by the drought in Afghanistan.<\/h4>\n<h4>This brings Australia\u2019s total contribution to WFP\u2019s operations in Afghanistan to AUD15 million in 2018.<\/h4>\n<h4>In a statement issued by the WFP, the organization will use the contribution for a joint response to the drought-affected population in Afghanistan\u2019s 20 provinces.<\/h4>\n<h4>This includes sourcing wheat grain from the Government of Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR). WFP will distribute the wheat flour to affected families, complementing a food basket with food like fortified vegetable oil, pulses and iodized salt.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cAustralia\u2019s humanitarian assistance focuses on supporting the most vulnerable, with a particular focus on women, children and people with a disability,\u201d said Australia\u2019s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Nicola Gordon-Smith.<\/h4>\n<h4>Afghanistan is currently dealing with a severe drought that has affected 20 out of the country\u2019s 34 provinces.<\/h4>\n<h4>WFP is working with the Afghan government, mainly Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock to release wheat from its reserves. 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