KUWAIT SENDS FOOD AID TO NIGER

UNCLAS KUWAIT 003749

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E.O. 12958: DECL: N/A
TAGS: EAID PHUM PGOV PREL KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT SENDS FOOD AID TO NIGER


Nariman Owaid, Kuwait Red Crescent Society International
Affairs Head, informed Political Assistant that Kuwait sent
150 tons food aid to Niger August 21. The assistance was in
response to the International Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies' emergency appeal for aid to Mali,
Chad, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Djibouti. This
shipment was the first of 15 planned trips to Niger. There
is no information available on assistance to the other
affected countries. Each shipment contains 350 cartons of
food consisting of milk, rice, sugar, salt, lentils, and
canned items. The Kuwaiti Government offered for free the
services of two transport planes. Dates for future
shipments will be determined based on aircraft availability.

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