WFP CHIEF VISITS LEBANON -- FOOD NEEDS BEING MET AS NORMAL LIFE SLOWLY RESUMES GHAZIEH, Lebanon - The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, James Morris, who is currently visiting Lebanon, today travelled south to see for himself the impact of the war on a town badly damaged by bombing and to review the needs of the people as they rebuild their lives after nearly five wee
WFP FACES MAJOR SETBACKS & DEVELOPMENTS IN ITS ABILITY TO DELIVER URGENT AID TO LEBANON , Overnight bombing of the highway north from Beirut to the Syrian border has cut the road in at least three places and reportedly destroyed critical bridges. This could effectively sever the vital humanitarian lifeline between Lebanon and the outside world.
WFP CONCLUDES OPERATION IN LEBANON BEIRUT – The United Nations World Food Programme today concluded a three-month successful operation in Lebanon to provide food assistance to over 810,000 Lebanese who were affected by the bombardment of Lebanon during this summer’s Middle East crisis.