tebanon during the period under review. In 1985 approxinately 200r000 families consisting of t rnillion persons benefited, or will benefit, from $lFP assistance throughout the country at a cost of $US 4 million. The total $lFP assistance provided to Lebanon over the last 11 years is $US 94 million. Furthernorer the follouing three development proiects nere oPerational: (a) Feedi.ng programme for children and youth: this assistance aims at reducing malnutrition in children and youth and pre-school children through a basic diet, feeding programme offered by hlFP. This project covers school children who are social cases or who are handicapped, preqnant women and nothers with a pre-school child in mother-care heaLth centres, and school canteens. The t{FP contribution amounts to $us 2I,940,800; (b) Integrated development of the tebanese mountain areas.' [tlFP assistance in this oroject, is directed towards rural development for the improvement of economic and social conditions of the rural population. It covers construction of retaining walls, earth and Concrete reservoirs, an<t the builcling of access roads' Approximately 109,000 persons benefit from this project. WFPrs contribution amounts to $us 18,523,200i (c) Rehabilitation of sericulture: this assistance is geared to the relrabilitation and revival of Lebanonrs traditional silk industry' A total of 7r600 persons benefit from this assistance. The WFP contribution amounts to $us r,48o,ooo. lrlorld Health Organization L7. Trte world Health Organization ($lHo) continued actively to suPPort and co-ordinate nedical and health-related assistance throughout the period of recent hostilities in Lebanon. However, the assistance to the development and rehabititatton of health services in tebanon, which had continued in 1984, was interrupt,ed by the outbreak of armed conflict. Therefore, in order to help Lebanon and respond somewhat to the urqent needs of this country in the prevailing situation, hlHO has devised, with the Flinistry of Public Health, a reproqramming of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the aid and assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to Lebanon during a period of conflict. The assistance is focused on providing basic needs such as food, healthcare, and economic support to vulnerable populations. The projects mentioned aim to improve the living conditions of the rural population, provide nutrition to children and youth, and rehabilitate the silk industry. The text also mentions the provision of medical and health-related assistance. Based on this analysis, it is likely that the text falls under the categories of humanitarian aid and relief, health, and economic development.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health, Economic development