Canada Navy to escort Somalia food aid ships

[Above photo] Airforce officer from the Canadian marine Mr.Carol Dupuis[L] shows the world food programme country director for Somalia Mr.Peter Goossen some parts of the helicopter that was on board of the naval ship the Mv.Ville de Quebec that has docked at the port of Mombasa in aiding the world food food programme to send relief food to Somalia.

The World Food Programme on Friday announced that it had resumed transportation of relief food to Somalia after the Canadian Navy offered an escort.

Ships carrying food aid will now be escorted by a Canadian warship.

“The situation in Somalia is grave with over three million people in need of food. There are only 3,000 metric tonnes of food there against a demand of 45,000,” WFP country director for Somalia Mr Peter Goossens said.