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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

WFP to Allocate $5.4 Bln for Lebanon over 3 Years, Caretaker PM Says

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (R) arrives to attend the closing ceremony of the 31st Arab League summit in Algeria's capital Algiers on November 2, 2022. (AFP)

The World Food Program has agreed to allocate $5.4 billion for aid to Lebanon over the next three years, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday, following a meeting with the agency's country director.

Mikati said the aid would be split, with half going to Lebanese and the other half to Syrian refugees, more than 1 million of whom live in Lebanon.

The WFP's Lebanon office could not immediately be reached for comment.

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