H.E. Ambassador Armando Barucco Visits the IFRC Distribution Center in East Nile Locality
H.E. Armando Barucco, the Ambassador of Italy in Sudan, together with the Secretary General of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society, Dr. Osman Gaafar and the Country Representative of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Dr. Aisha Maulana, visited today the IFRC Center in East Nile Locality for the distribution of basic necessities to the flood victims. This humanitarian assistance comes within the framework of the IFRC appeal denominated “Emergency appeal: Sudan Floods”, 50 percent of which has been covered by the Italian Government donation of 350,000 Euros.
It is worth mentioning that Italy was one of the first countries to respond to the appeal of the Sudanese Government and the Italian donation is among the largest provided so far in favor of the flood victims.
The IFRC plan is to provide technical and logistical support for the identification of needs, in order to provide assistance to approximately 35,000 people (7,000 families) in the three states most hit by the floods: Khartoum, River Nile and Northern States, for a period of six months. In particular, basic necessities like hygiene kits and water purification products to improve sanitary conditions and provide emergency services in the areas of health reference, shelters, relief items, as well as sanitations and hygiene interventions to prevent and mitigate disease outbreaks, will be distributed.
Finally, for the period 2011- 2013, Italian Aid to Sudan has reached approximately 20 million Euros. Main contributions of the Italian Government are used to implement bilateral projects, especially in the health sector in Eastern Sudan, and finance multilateral projects carried out by International and UN Agencies, such as WFP, UNFPA, UNMAS, UNICEF, WB, UNHCR, UNIDO, and support Italian NGOs, like Emergency, OVCI, VIS, COSV, COOPI and INTERSOS, which are very active at grassroots level in the Sudan.
It is worth mentioning that Italy was one of the first countries to respond to the appeal of the Sudanese Government and the Italian donation is among the largest provided so far in favor of the flood victims.
The IFRC plan is to provide technical and logistical support for the identification of needs, in order to provide assistance to approximately 35,000 people (7,000 families) in the three states most hit by the floods: Khartoum, River Nile and Northern States, for a period of six months. In particular, basic necessities like hygiene kits and water purification products to improve sanitary conditions and provide emergency services in the areas of health reference, shelters, relief items, as well as sanitations and hygiene interventions to prevent and mitigate disease outbreaks, will be distributed.
Finally, for the period 2011- 2013, Italian Aid to Sudan has reached approximately 20 million Euros. Main contributions of the Italian Government are used to implement bilateral projects, especially in the health sector in Eastern Sudan, and finance multilateral projects carried out by International and UN Agencies, such as WFP, UNFPA, UNMAS, UNICEF, WB, UNHCR, UNIDO, and support Italian NGOs, like Emergency, OVCI, VIS, COSV, COOPI and INTERSOS, which are very active at grassroots level in the Sudan.
By Press Release, 1 day 18 hours ago
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