On March 26 in Kampala, the Chinese language Ambassador to Uganda H.E Zhang Lizhong, Ugandan Prime Minister’s Particular Consultant Hon. State Minister for Karamoja Affairs and WFP Uganda Nation Director attended the launch ceremony collectively for the rice distribution donated by China to Uganda. Counselor Wang Jianxun and senior officers from Workplace of the Prime Ministeralso participated.
On the ceremony, Ambassador Zhang Lizhong acknowledged that for responding Ugandan authorities’s request, China determined to launch Emergency Meals Help mission by means of offering rice to Karamoja Sub-region. That’s the sensible demonstration of the Chinese language authorities’s dedication to helping Africa in addressing meals safety points. Chinese language President Xi Jinping introduced the initiative to collectively promote modernization and implement Ten Partnership Actions with Africa nations duringthe FOCAC Summit 2024. At the moment, China and Uganda are actively implementing the initiative and have achieved some early outcomes. China will proceed to help Uganda’s financial and social improvement and deepen cooperation with Uganda in numerous fields.
Prime Minister’s Particular Consultant Hon. State Minister Florence expressed gratitude to China for its well timed help in assuaging the meals scarcity confronted by the Karamojong folks. The Ugandan aspect will be sure that the meals help is distributed promptly to hunger-affected households, weak people, victims of wildfires, and faculties beneath the feeding program.
WFP will facilitate the storage, transportation, and distribution of the meals help. On the finish of the occasion, Ambassador Zhang and the Prime Minister’s Particular Consultant signed the handover certificates and waved flags to sign the depart of meals vehicles for Karamoja.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the Individuals’s Republic of China within the Republic of Uganda.
