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A recent UN study showed that half of Lebanon’s population may not be able to meet their basic food needs by the end of this year.
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) completed this study, which addressed the repercussions of the Beirut port explosion, the collapse of the local operation (the lira) and the emerging coronavirus.
The Committee’s Executive Secretary, Rola Dashti, called on the Lebanese government to prioritize the reconstruction of the grain tanks in the port of Beirut, as they are essential for national food security, rehabilitating the central warehouse for medicines and ensuring the supply of essential medicines and vaccines to the most vulnerable groups.
The UN official urged the need to take immediate measures to avoid falling into a food crisis, especially through strict control of food prices, setting a ceiling on basic prices and promoting direct sales by local producers to the consumers.
Dashti added that the international community should prioritize food security programs targeting host communities and refugees, to reduce the high levels of risk exposure within these two groups and mitigate potential social tensions.
A statement issued by the committee indicated that Lebanon relies heavily on food imports to meet the needs of its residents, and that the Beirut port explosion, the collapse of the local currency by 78% and the measures of Closings taken to contain the Corona pandemic are issues that put half the country’s population in the food hazard loop, and they may not be able to get it. In commodities before the end of the year.
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