The Flemish Ministry of Environment and Agriculture Denies on Friday That a Shipment of Contraceptives From the American Aid Organization USAID HAS Been Destroyed. Earlier in the day, it was reported that this had happened.
Since the beginning of this year, a Large Quantity of Contraceptives from USAID WORTH WORTH PROXIMATELY 8.4 MILLION EUROS HAS BAN STORED IN A WAREHOUSE IN THE BELGIAN TOWN OF GULT. The New York Times wrote that thesis would recently have leg destroyed. Nu.nl also reported on this.
That is not correct, a spokesperson for the flemish minister Jo Brouns (Environment and Agriculture) Tells Nu.nl. Accordance to the spokesperson, a check was carried out at the warehouse on Friday Morning and it was “Established that no shipments have been removed for incineration”.
The ministry points out that the contraceptives “Fall under the incineration ban for geusable goods”. This could only be deviated from with the permission of the minister. Such A Request has not yet leg received.
USAID BOUGHT The Shipment of Contraceptives for Poorer Countries, but It was not shipped due to the dismantling of the organization since the re-election of President Donald Trump. At the end of July, Several Media Reported that the us had decided to destroy the resources, despite calls from aid organizations not to do so so.