WFP to send 50000 ton of wheat flour to Lebanon

  • Date: 12-Aug-2020
  • Source: Saudi Gazette
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Lebanon
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WFP to send 50000 ton of wheat flour to Lebanon

DUBAI — The World Food Program would be sending 50,000 ton of wheat flour to Beirut to stabilize Lebanon's wheat supply, a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released on Tuesday said.A report on Friday revealed Lebanon's government held no strategic stockpile of grain before last week's blast at the port and all privately held stocks at the country's only grain silo were destroyed in the explosion.The flour will be sent “to stabilize the national supply and ensure there is no food shortage in the country,” the report