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The contribution from the Government of China enables Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide immediate food assistance to more than 170,000 vulnerable communities in Burkina Faso. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is aiming to procure more than 4,000 metric tons of sorghum for people in need over two months.

¡°Â鶹ÊÓƵ is grateful for this new contribution from the Government of China, which is absolutely critical in sustaining our life-saving response for the most vulnerable households in Burkina Faso to meet their immediate food needs,¡± said Sixi Qu, Â鶹ÊÓƵ China Representative. ¡°This contribution is timely as Burkina Faso is facing the worst food crisis of the last decade.¡±

The contribution was made under the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund to support Burkina Faso, which faces a severe deterioration in food security and nutrition. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s assistance will help crisis-affected communities to cope with recurrent shocks.

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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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