New Delhi. Bharat has sent humanitarian aid to three African countries -Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi to help address the food security needs of people in drought-affected regions.
In a social media post (X), the External Affairs Ministry announced that a consignment of 1,000 metric tons of rice departed from Nhava Sheva Port for Zimbabwe. This would help meeting food security needs of the Zimbabwean people.
Bharat also dispatched a shipment of 1,300 metric tons of maize as humanitarian assistance to Zambia. According to the Ministry, this aid will help meet the food and nutritional needs of the Zambian people.
Additionally, 1,000 metric tons of rice have been sent to drought-affected Malawi. The Ministry highlighted that this humanitarian assistance aims to address the severe drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
Humanitarian assistance to Chad in response to deadly fire incident
Bharat has extended humanitarian assistance to Chad. In a social media post, External Affairs Ministry’s spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Bharat has extended medical aid consisting of Essential Life-saving Antibiotics and General Medicines to the government of Chad, in response to a deadly fire incident. He said, the consignment weighing 2,300 kilograms departed from New Delhi.
