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- Emergency Desert Locust Assistance
Emergency Desert Locust Assistance
Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Multisectoral |
| Approved | 23.03.1979 |
| Signed | 23.03.1979 |
| Loan Administrator | United Nations Development Program |
| Organization | UNDP |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 1.00 |
The grant was allocated to the program aimed at strengthening national and regional capabilities for controlling desert locust invasions. The beneficiary countries were Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Sudan. The grant amount has been used to purchase vehicles, sprayers, pesticides and communications equipment within the 1979 plan for emergency action.