Last week, another batch of food assistance, namely, 945 tonnes of vitamin-enriched wheat flour, arrived in Osh in the Kyrgyz Republic. This project is financed by Russia’s $8 million targeted contribution to the fund of the UN World Food Programme (UN WFP). Ad hoc commissions of local government agencies will distribute all the food among 31,500 underprivileged families in southern Kyrgyzstan.

In April and June 2021, Bishkek and Osh received 1,084 tonnes of wheat flour and 365 tonnes of sunflower oil for targeted distribution among 32,500 needy families and 78,000 school pupils from various Kyrgyz regions.  These projects are a continuation of Russia’s efforts to assist Kyrgyzstan in addressing problems of food security using the UN WFP potential.

The Russian Federation is a major WFP donor in the Kyrgyz Republic; this concerns financing and technical assistance volumes. Since 2008, Russia has allocated approximately $96 million for supporting food programmes in Kyrgyzstan. Over one million Kyrgyz citizens have received assistance as a result. The UN WFP implements a well-known project to provide Kyrgyz primary school pupils with hot food, with Russia’s financial backing alone. Its implementation has allowed over 400,000 children in 800 schools in the republic to have a hot breakfast.

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