SEOUL, November 15, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company is donating eight IONIQ 5 electric vehicles and funds to build an EV-charging infrastructure to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as part of its strategic partnership with one of the world’s largest humanitarian aid agencies.The donation is expected to bolster WFP’s sustainability efforts in seven countries, including Egypt, Italy (WFP’s headquarters in Rome), Panama, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where there is a high demand for EVs that can reliably support WFP’s work.On November 14, Hyundai Motor joined WFP for an IONIQ 5 hand-over ceremony at WFP’s Fleet Center in Dubai, UAE. Participants included Hang-Soo Lee, Senior Vice President and Head of Policy Support Office at Hyundai Motor Group, and Hyeon-Sook Heo, Vice President of Policy Support Office and Strategy Planning Division, Hyundai Motor Group, as well as Sara Adam, Director of WFP’s Management Services Division, and Stephen Anderson, Director of WFP’s UAE Office and Representative to the GCC Region.

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