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Â鶹ÊÓƵ collaborates with local food producers to deliver food assistance in frontline regions. In September, these small bakeries supplied over 500,000 loaves of bread which Â鶹ÊÓƵ and its partners distributed to communities living near the frontline. More than 80% of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s food assistance in Ukraine is bought from local suppliers. 

In total Â鶹ÊÓƵ will deliver over 60 pieces of machinery to 14 small bakeries in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions. This includes 7 industrial generators, 11 rotary ovens, 6 dough kneading machines, as well as dough dividers, dough rounders and other similar tools. 

¡°Bread is the lifeblood of Ukrainians- but small bakeries in frontline regions have been struggling to sustain their production due to the war and energy challenges,¡± said Richard Ragan, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Country Director in Ukraine. ¡°By providing additional equipment, we not only support local businesses in the areas most affected by the war, but also make sure that people will have enough fresh bread this winter,¡± Ragan added. 

Food assistance is one of many ways Â鶹ÊÓƵ supports Ukrainians affected by the war. Â鶹ÊÓƵ also provides cash assistance to vulnerable groups across the country, facilitates the export of Ukrainian food products, and works to safely de-mine and recover land in the Kharkiv region to help farmers restart agricultural work. 

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The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ is the world¡¯s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. 

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