Sierra Leone to receive $2 Million Worth of Humanitarian Aid from Russia
- Festus J. Lahai
- Dec 5, 2023
- 2 min read
Korovy Val Moscow, Russia - Wednesday 14th July 2021: Following the outcome of the RussiaAfrica Summit in October 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation decided to increase Russia’s donation to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for humanitarian aid to African countries starting in 2020. Understanding the vulnerable economic situation of Sierra Leone worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Government decided on Directive No. 2382-r dated September 18 2020, to provide $2 million humanitarian aid to the Republic of Sierra Leone through the WFP. A vessel carrying 445, 74 tons of sunflower oil from Russia is expected to arrive at the port of Freetown on July 17 2021. This food assistance will be distributed to the most vulnerable regions affected by food insecurity in Sierra Leone. H.E. Vadim Razumovskiy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Guinea accredited to Sierra Leone and Mr. Hussein Basma, Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Sierra Leone, will officially hand over the consignment to WFP and the Government of Sierra Leone on behalf of Russian Federation. The ceremony will take place at the Ministry of Social Welfare on July 16 2021 at 10 am. Delegations of the Russian Embassy and the WFP will be received by the Honorable Minister, Madam Baindu Dassama Kamara, on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone. Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo is also working closely with the Government of Russia to support Sierra Leone in the fight against COVID 19 after the Russian-made Sputnik vaccine has proven effective in the fight against the Coronavirus. As a way of further strengthening bilateral relations with Russia, Sierra Leone, through its Foreign Minister Professor David John Francis, and his Russian counterparts, Sergey Lavrov, signed a memorandum of understanding of Visa-free movements for holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports in Moscow, Russian Federation in May this year. Sierra Leone is among the first African countries that established Diplomatic Relations with the Soviet Union in 1962, and since then, both countries have enjoyed friendly bilateral relations. The two countries will be celebrating the 60th Diplomatic anniversary in Moscow and Freetown respectively.
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Festus J. Lahai
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