Austria Signs Strategic Partnership for Food Aid

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: September 4, 2023; 22:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

In the midst of global humanitarian challenges and in view of the increasing need for international food aid, Minister of Agriculture Norbert Totschnig signed a landmark three-year Strategic Partnership for Food Aid together with Ute Klamert, Associate Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This significant agreement was sealed on the sidelines of the European Forum Alpbach in Tyrol and is intended to help address the current global food crisis.

Signing of the partnership on the sidelines of the European Forum Alpbach 2023 by Ambassador Friedrich Stift, Head of the Austrian Development Agency; Minister of Agriculture Norbert Totschnig; Ute Klamert, Assistant Executive Director of WFP (l.t.r.). / Picture: © BML/Hemerka

The Strategic Partnership is supported by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), which plays a crucial role in the implementation of this initiative. Head and Ambassador Friedrich Stift represented ADA at this momentous event.

In his statement, Minister of Agriculture Norbert Totschnig emphasized the growing urgency of global humanitarian challenges, particularly in the area of…