Children in a refugee camp in South Sudan on December 2020. (File photo: AFP/VNA) |
The money will go to emergency food operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Yemen. 282 million USD will come from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT), which is co-managed by the agencies.
USDA will additionally provide 388 million USD for transportation, shipping, and other costs. This will be the first time the BEHT fund has been used since 2014.