United Nations Radio

The European Commission has made a record contribution to the World Food Programme.

WFP says that with a contribution of four million Euros from the Humanitarian Office for Pakistan, the European Commission has provided its largest contribution since 1992 of some 214 million Euros. The money has funded the agency's operations around the world in its effort to save lives and feed hungry poor people. WFP notes that the European Commission has always been one of its leading donors not only to help in high profile crises such as the tsunami, Niger, or the Pakistan earthquake, but also in forgotten emergencies such as Nepal and the Sahrawi refugees in Algeria.