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Assessing the Humanitarian Aid Situation in Darfur and Chad - I

After a respite in the desert town of Al Kufrah, Libya, trucks carrying U.S. humanitarian aid continue on 2,800-kilometer journey to refugee camps in Chad. A total of 6,540 tons of food aid is currently being transported via the Libyan corridor.
After a respite in the desert town of Al Kufrah, Libya, trucks carrying U.S. humanitarian aid continue on 2,800-kilometer journey to refugee camps in Chad. A total of 6,540 tons of food aid is currently being transported via the Libyan corridor.

Ambassador Tony Hall pauses beside a truck carrying U.S. food aid to answer questions from journalists.
Ambassador Tony Hall pauses beside a truck carrying U.S. food aid to answer questions from journalists.

 

Donated by the U.S. Government, the food aid is a complete food basket, which includes sourghum, cornmeal, lentils, vegetable oil and corn-soya blend. The shipment allows WFP to provide the 200,000 refugees with almost all the commodities needed for their daily diet over a two-month period.
Donated by the U.S. Government, the food aid is a complete food basket, which includes sourghum, cornmeal, lentils, vegetable oil and corn-soya blend. The shipment allows WFP to provide the 200,000 refugees with almost all the commodities needed for their daily diet over a two-month period.

Women distribute American vegetable oil in Zalengie, West Darfur. Due to insecurity, this was the first food distribution in almost two months.
Women distribute American vegetable oil in Zalengie, West Darfur. Due to insecurity, this was the first food distribution in almost two months.


 

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