Sudan: Italy and WFP Partner to Reduce Malnutrition in Eastern Sudan

Port Sudan/Nairobi – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan welcomes a contribution of EUR6.55 million from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). This vital funding will enable WFP to provide specialized nutritious foods and cash-based nutrition assistance to nearly 200,000 young children and pregnant or nursing women in Gedaref and Kassala states.

This support will help prevent malnutrition in eastern Sudan, which is critical as some 3.7 million children under…