Morocco donates 200 tons of food to Iraq

Morocco donated Iraq 200 tons of food, worth some US$ 216,000, to be shipped by the UN World Food Program (PAM), part of its efforts to meet the Iraqi populations' needs, the UN news center said Tuesday.

The aid, including 139 tons of rice and 58.5 tons of milk powder, will be shipped to Iraq via Jordan.

PAM's Director for the Mediterranean, the Middle-East and central Asia, Khalid Adli, said the aid will contribute in the body's efforts to provide Iraqis with monthly food rations, in the framework of the UN-supervised program "food for oil."

PAM has sent some 100,000 tons of food to Iraq during the five last weeks, and intends to send 50,000 tons of food.

The UN body had on March 28 launched an international call to collect some 2.3 million dollars to finance its projects in Iraq. It has received 479 millions.