Japan Contributes to Emergency Food Assistance in Libya via WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$700,000 from the Government of Japan that will provide vital food support to tens of thousands of Libyans affected by ongoing conflict since 2011.

 

“As we speak, over one million people are suffering from displacement and major food shortages in Libya,” said WFP Libya Country Director Wagdi Othman. “This timely contribution from Japan is a vital step towards easing the increasingly worsening food shortages affecting too many families.”

WFP will use the donation to deliver food rations to 80,000 people in Libya. Each ration provides a family of five with a one month supply of tomato paste, pasta, chickpeas, rice, wheat flour,  vegetable oil and sugar.

In 2017, WFP aims to assist 175,000 Libyans affected by food insecurity due to the prolonged conflict. Precedence is given to the most vulnerable families, especially internally displaced people, returnees and refugees, as well as households headed by unemployed women.

“We thank Japan for this contribution, which is the first of its kind to WFP in Libya, and hope to further our cooperation to support these life-saving efforts,” Othman added.