Libya Wfp Welcomes Tender

The United Nations World Food Programme WFP in Libya has welcomed a contribution of 9000000 CZK approx. US 355000 from the Czech Republic to support the rehabilitation of the Food and Drug Control Centre FDCC laboratory in Benghazi. Through this project WFP aims to provide the centre with advanced equipment and technical training to improve its capacity.As a legal body entrusted with the authority to regulate the safety and quality of food and medicine the FDCC plays a key role in ensuring that all imported food and drugs meet the Libyan standard specifications.Libya imports 80 percent of its food consumption requirements and up to 90 percent of its cereal requirements. The main staple foods imported are wheat flour maize oil and milk corresponding to about 40 percent of all agricultural products imported.WFP is extremely grateful to the Government of the Czech Republic for this generous contribution coming at a crucial time in a world struggling with the impacts of COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine said Maysaa AlGhribawy WFPs Representative and Country Director in Libya. The Czech support to the Benghazi FDCC follows a previous contribution to WFP for the rehabilitation of the main FDCC in Tripoli which helped WFP to fully upgrade the Centres infrastructure. Access to safe food and medicine is a basic right of citizens and requires well-resourced reference laboratories said Jan Vytal the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Libya and Tunisia. The Czech Republic is glad to contribute to the FDCC fulfilling its important role both in Tripoli and Benghazi the two main entry points of all imports.Both Czech contributions allow WFP to support the Libyan government in its mission to ensure the circulation of healthy food and medicine across the country while empowering key staff through technical training.The centres were established as independent entities with a legal character entrusted with all the procedural executive and supervisory tasks carried out by existing authorities to ensure the safety of food and medicine for humans and animals in a context where market functionality has been greatly affected by global supply chain disruptions.