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Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil producer, has made an unprecedented £250m contribution to the World Food Programme to respond to rising food and fuel prices that threatened emergency aid to millions of needy people, the UN said yesterday.
The contribution was the biggest response by far to the UN food agency's emergency appeal for £ 381m to cover its increased costs.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN's secretary general, "warmly welcomes the offer of the landmark contribution" from Saudi Arabia, a UN spokeswoman said.
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The contribution was the biggest response by far to the UN food agency's emergency appeal for £ 381m to cover its increased costs.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN's secretary general, "warmly welcomes the offer of the landmark contribution" from Saudi Arabia, a UN spokeswoman said.
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