Government approves agreement on opening World Food Program office in Ukraine

09:22, 31.10.2015 1 min read

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the signing of an agreement to open an office of the World Food Program in Ukraine.

Corresponding Cabinet decree No. 1106-r of October 28, 2015 has been posted on the official website of the Ukrainian government.

The person authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of Ukraine was Ambassador to Italy Yevhen Perelyhin.

The World Food Program is the world's largest humanitarian organization which provides 4 million tonnes of food anually. It was founded in 1963 as an agency to provide food under the UN and is engaged in providing assistance to the poor in developing countries and fighting against hunger and poverty.