Saudi Arabia, UAE support Sudan with 540,000 tons of wheat

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have allocated 540,000 tons of wheat to the Sudanese people, meeting the population’s basic food requirements for three months.

The first and second batch, comprising 140,000 tons of wheat, has already been shipped. 

“The food security support provided to the Sudanese people is in line with the directives of the leaderships of the UAE and Saudi Arabia to ensure the provision of essential food supplies and mitigate the effects of the current transitional stage in the country,” HE Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), said.

The food shipment falls within the framework of the $3 billion Saudi Arabia-UAE joint aid package to support Sudan’s economic and financial stability, announced in April 2019.

As part of the joint aid package, Saudi Arabia and the UAE deposited $500 million to the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS), to strengthen the financial position.

The remainder of the aid package will be allocated to meet the urgent needs of the Sudanese people for food, medicine, petroleum derivatives, and seasonal agricultural requirements.