Japan grants Lebanon emergency aid to combat food security

Japan’s ambassador to Lebanon Takeshi Okubo. (Supplied)
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Updated 14 July 2022
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Japan grants Lebanon emergency aid to combat food security

Japan is allocating a $3.5M emergency grant to Lebanon through the World Food Program (WFP), as food security around the world is being threatened, especially with the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The assistance will enable WFP to provide monthly in-kind food parcels for 300,000 Lebanese to help them meet their nutritional requirements during these critical times.

Through this initiative, Japan is renewing its commitment to continue its support to the Lebanese people, and to contribute to the alleviation of the repercussions of the socio-economic crisis on the country.

This story was originally published on Arab News Japan


China calls for ceasefire, diplomacy to end Middle East conflict

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China calls for ceasefire, diplomacy to end Middle East conflict

BEIJING: China called on Monday for a ceasefire and diplomatic talks to end the conflict in the Middle East as it stretched into a third day.
“The most urgent task is a cessation of military operations and preventing a spillover of conflict,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a news conference, urging “a resolution through dialogue and negotiation.”
One Chinese citizen was killed in Tehran, she said, where Israel and the United States have been carrying out strikes in an operation that killed the Islamic republic’s supreme leader.