On October 9 of this year, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sent a message of congratulations to WFP Executive Director David Beasley on this occasion.

Relations between the Russian Federation and the WFP have been developing dynamically since the early 2000s. The scale of our cooperation is growing, its geography is expanding and the quality is changing. Today, the WFP is the main multilateral channel through which Russia renders food assistance to the needy populations of other countries. From 2003 to 2020, Russia’s total voluntary contributions to the WFP Fund have exceeded $450 million.  

We actively cooperate with the WFP on projects that are at the junction of humanitarian aid and development, including school meals. Such projects have been launched in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and since 2020 in Cuba and Nicaragua. In all, $95.1 million have been allocated for this purpose in 2010-2023.

In January 2020, a project worth $20 million was started in Syria.

Russia gave 355 KAMAZ lorries to the WFP as a voluntary contribution.

We intend to further develop constructive cooperation with the WFP.

 

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