WFP / DJIBOUTI SHIP FOOD ASSISTANCE
30-Aug-2022
00:02:17
A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people in Ethiopia docked in neighbouring Djibouti. WFP
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STORY: WFP / DJIBOUTI SHIP FOOD ASSISTANCE
TRT: 2:17
SOURCE: WFP
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATS
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TRT: 2:17
SOURCE: WFP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATS
DATELINE: SEE SHOTLIST
SHOTLIST
30 AUGUST 2022, DORALLEH MULTI PURPOSE PORT, DJIBOUTI
1. Various shots, UN-chartered MV Brave Commander docking at the Djibouti Port. It is loaded with 23,000 metric tons of WFP wheat, expected to go to Ethiopia.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Dunford, Regional Director WFP East Africa:
“The food on the brave commander will feed 1.5 million people for one month in Ethiopia. So this makes a very big impact for those people who currently have nothing. And now WFP will be able to provide them with their basic needs.”
3. Various shots, wheat being offloaded from the ship. The 23,000 metric tons of wheat are in the process of being transported to WFP’s operations in Ethiopia.
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Dunford, Regional Director WFP East Africa:
“We've already seen a reduction of 15% in wheat prices globally since the Black Sea initiative commenced. What we want to see is more food flowing. We need, from WFP perspective, millions of tonnes in this region. In Ethiopia alone, three quarters of everything that we used to distribute originated from Ukraine and Russia.”
30 MARCH 2022, DABAT, AMHARA
5. Various shots, WFP food distribution in Wag Hemra zone of Amhara. The wheat distributed here comes from Ukraine .
16 AUGUST 2022, YUZHNY (PIVDENNYI) PORT, ODESA, UKRAINE
6. Various shots, WFP grain ship, MV Brave Commander, departs port of Odesa (these shots were provided by Ukraine Gov. Press Office).
1. Various shots, UN-chartered MV Brave Commander docking at the Djibouti Port. It is loaded with 23,000 metric tons of WFP wheat, expected to go to Ethiopia.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Dunford, Regional Director WFP East Africa:
“The food on the brave commander will feed 1.5 million people for one month in Ethiopia. So this makes a very big impact for those people who currently have nothing. And now WFP will be able to provide them with their basic needs.”
3. Various shots, wheat being offloaded from the ship. The 23,000 metric tons of wheat are in the process of being transported to WFP’s operations in Ethiopia.
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Dunford, Regional Director WFP East Africa:
“We've already seen a reduction of 15% in wheat prices globally since the Black Sea initiative commenced. What we want to see is more food flowing. We need, from WFP perspective, millions of tonnes in this region. In Ethiopia alone, three quarters of everything that we used to distribute originated from Ukraine and Russia.”
30 MARCH 2022, DABAT, AMHARA
5. Various shots, WFP food distribution in Wag Hemra zone of Amhara. The wheat distributed here comes from Ukraine .
16 AUGUST 2022, YUZHNY (PIVDENNYI) PORT, ODESA, UKRAINE
6. Various shots, WFP grain ship, MV Brave Commander, departs port of Odesa (these shots were provided by Ukraine Gov. Press Office).
STORYLINE
A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people in Ethiopia docked in neighbouring Djibouti.
According to the World Food Programme (WFP), the carrier MV Brave Commander arrived in the Horn of Africa port city two weeks after leaving a Black Sea port in Ukraine.
WFP's regional director for East Africa, Mike Dunford, said that "the food on the Brave Commander will feed 1.5 million people for one month in Ethiopia."
According to Dunford, "this makes a very big impact for those people who currently have nothing” and now “WFP will be able to provide them with their basic needs."
Dunford also said that, since the Black Sea initiative commenced, there has been a reduction of 15 percent in wheat prices globally.
“What we want to see is more food flowing. We need, from WFP perspective, millions of tonnes in this region. In Ethiopia alone, three quarters of everything that we used to distribute originated from Ukraine and Russia”, said the regional director.
Ethiopia, along with Kenya and Somalia, is in the grip of a devastating drought that has left 22 million people at risk of starvation across the Horn of Africa.
Since the Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed on 27 July, and the first vessel departed Odesa port on 3 August, the UN’s Joint Coordination Centre has facilitated the outbound passage of 114 vessels carrying just over 1.2 million mt of food commodities (as of 28 August).
According to the World Food Programme (WFP), the carrier MV Brave Commander arrived in the Horn of Africa port city two weeks after leaving a Black Sea port in Ukraine.
WFP's regional director for East Africa, Mike Dunford, said that "the food on the Brave Commander will feed 1.5 million people for one month in Ethiopia."
According to Dunford, "this makes a very big impact for those people who currently have nothing” and now “WFP will be able to provide them with their basic needs."
Dunford also said that, since the Black Sea initiative commenced, there has been a reduction of 15 percent in wheat prices globally.
“What we want to see is more food flowing. We need, from WFP perspective, millions of tonnes in this region. In Ethiopia alone, three quarters of everything that we used to distribute originated from Ukraine and Russia”, said the regional director.
Ethiopia, along with Kenya and Somalia, is in the grip of a devastating drought that has left 22 million people at risk of starvation across the Horn of Africa.
Since the Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed on 27 July, and the first vessel departed Odesa port on 3 August, the UN’s Joint Coordination Centre has facilitated the outbound passage of 114 vessels carrying just over 1.2 million mt of food commodities (as of 28 August).
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