U.S. food aid supports fleeing Libyans
Shipments of U.S. government emergency food aid for Libyan refugees, valued at $47 million, arrived in North Africa late last week.
Since the beginning of the civil war in Libya, the U.S. government has supported international and non-governmental organizations meeting humanitarian needs in Libya and those who have fled across its borders.
Specifically, the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Food for Peace has contributed $10 million to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP), helping it respond to immediate food requirements for those who have fled Libya to Tunisia and Egypt. The U.S. contribution is a combination of cash support to WFP for local procurement, and provision of in-kind food commodities.
The first shipment of U.S. in-kind emergency food commodities arrived in Alexandria, Egypt, for onward transport to Libya. The shipment, including 560 metric tons of vegetable oil and 270 metric tons of pinto beans, will support WFP distributions targeting 600,000 beneficiaries in Libya. Future shipments of wheat flour, vegetable oil and pinto beans are expected to arrive in the region in May.
U.S. food aid supports fleeing Libyans
