Liberia: WFP Responds to Food Package

Amid controversies surrounding Liberia’s coronavirus stimulus package food supply, the World Food Program (WFP) says it independently manages resources from the Liberian Government’s COVID-19 Household Food Support Program (COHFSP) budget, and not the Government managing the resources.

Through a statement released Wednesday, 17 June, WFP says the total budget of the COHFSP is US$30 million, comprising the cost of the food basket comprising rice, beans and vegetable oil, as well as costs of storing, transporting and delivering the assistance to vulnerable households targeted through this program.

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