Saskatoon, Sask. — Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. on May 13 announced a donation of US$250,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help in the international aid effort for the victims of the massive earthquake in Nepal. The donation is being directed to food aid by providing support for the WFP’s US$150 million effort aimed at providing for an estimated 1.9 million people who do not have access to food. “The situation in Nepal is heartbreaking and, as a global citizen whose products help feed the world, we want to lend our support,” said Jochen Tilk, PotashCorp president and CEO. “By joining forces with the World Food Programme, PotashCorp is helping provide basic nutrition to those people rebuilding their lives and their country.”The UN estimates that at least eight million people in 39 different districts of Nepal have been affected by the April 26 earthquake, or about one quarter of the country’s population.
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