At UNSC, top UN official lauds India for sending wheat to Yemen
While giving the briefing to UN Security Council, Msuya said that commercial wheat imports from India have emerged as a key supply line for Yemen in the wake of the Ukraine war.
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Geneva, July 12: Acknowledging India's contribution during the food crisis, the United Nation's Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya praised India for sending Wheat to Yemen.
While giving the briefing to UN Security Council, Msuya said that commercial wheat imports from India have emerged as a key supply line for Yemen in the wake of the Ukraine war.
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“We are also encouraged by recent positive exchanges between the governments of Yemen and India on facilitating wheat exports from India. Commercial wheat imports from India have emerged as a key supply line for Yemen in the wake of the Ukraine war,” she said.
Notably, India has been providing financial assistance as well as supplying food grains to countries in need since the Ukraine crisis. India has sent more than 2,50,000 tons of Wheat to Yemen, in the last three months.
Reacting to her remark, Joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Prakash Gupta, thanked Msuya for acknowledging India's contribution of providing wheat to Yemen in her briefing to the council.
He further stressed it is also important to ensure the civilian nature of the ports in the Hudaydah governorate from the food security perspective, as these ports remain the main gateway for the flow of food and other essential commodities into Yemen.
“In this regard, India supports a more effective mandate for the UN Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement, which will enable the Mission to undertake monitoring missions to these ports and report on their possible use for military purposes,” he added.
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