ROME – The United Nations Planet Meals Programme (WFP) has expressed its deepest sympathy and condolences to the spouse and children, colleagues and buddies of three persons killed, right now, in an attack on a delegation travelling on a field visit in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
A quantity of other passengers travelling with the delegation sustained injuries for the duration of the assault.
The three fatalities have been determined as the Italian Ambassador to DRC, Luca Attanasio, an Italian embassy formal, and a WFP driver.
The delegation was travelling from Goma to visit a WFP college feeding programme in Rutshuru when the incident took position.
WFP will work with nationwide authorities to decide the details powering the assault, which occurred on a street that experienced beforehand been cleared for vacation without the need of stability escorts.
WFP is in near get in touch with with the Italian authorities through its places of work at its Rome headquarters and in the DRC.
The United Nations Planet Food stuff Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are the world’s greatest humanitarian group, saving lives in emergencies and using foodstuff help to establish a pathway to peace, security and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the effect of local climate adjust.
Make contact with
For extra facts you should speak to (email tackle: [email protected]):
Frances Kennedy, WFP/ Rome,
Tel. +39 06 6513 3725, Mob. +39 346 7600 806
Tomson Phiri, WFP/ Geneva,
Mob. +41 79 842 8057
Jane Howard, WFP/ London,
Tel. +44 ()20 3857 7413, Mob. +44 ()796 8008 474
Shelley ThakralWFP/ Johannesburg Mob. +27829081417
Shaza Moghraby, WFP/New York,
Mob. + 1 929 289 9867
Steve Taravella, WFP/ Washington,
Mob. +1 202 770 5993
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