Zambia: China Contributes to WFP to Deliver Emergency Food Assistance for Communities Struck By Drought in Zambia

Lusaka — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to locally procure over 5,600 metric tonnes of maize to deliver food assistance for drought-affected communities in Zambia. Channelled through China’s Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, the funding will allow WFP to procure maize from local markets to support nearly 190,000 vulnerable people (over 37,000 families) in six districts across Southern…