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US Cuts Overseas Development Program Budgets by More than 90%

This is Beirut, 27/02 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with multi-year contracts pared down by 92 percent, or $54 billion, the State Department said Wednesday. On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid for 90 days. The pause aimed ...

In Syria, EU official announces 235 million euro aid package

This is Beirut, 17/01 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib announced a 235 million euro aid package for Syria and neighbouring countries on Friday during the first visit by a senior EU official since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. "I come here to announce to a new package of humanitarian aid of 235 million euros ($242 million) in Syria and in neighbouring countries," ...

UN Warns "World on Fire", As it Seeks $47bn for Aid

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging conflicts and the climate crisis will leave hundreds of millions of people in need. "The world is on fire," the United Nations' new humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, acknowledging he was looking ahead to 2025 with ...

Yassin Releases Report on Food and Relief Aid Distribution Rates

This is Beirut, 2024-11-16 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Government Emergency Committee (GEC), led by Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin, has published a video report on the in-kind aid directly managed by the GEC and distributed through the governors' operation rooms and local emergency committees up until November 8. Link to video report The report highlighted the humanitarian toll, stating ...

Russian Humanitarian Aid: 20 Tons of Medical Aid Arrive at BIA

This is Beirut, 2024-11-05 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Russian plane carrying 20 tons of medical aid arrived on Tuesday morning at the military base of Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport. The aid was received by the caretaker Minister of Public Health, Firas Abiad, in the presence of Russian Ambassador Alexander Rodakov and the chairman of the parliamentary Health Committee, MP Bilal ...

Equitable Distribution of Humanitarian Aid: A Strategy for Lebanon?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 2024-10-31 18:25 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on September 23, Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Massive destruction of neighborhoods and residential areas, with more than 1.2 million people internally displaced… According to the latest human toll, dated October 30, 2024, 2,792 people have been killed ...

Saudi and Pakistani Relief Flights Arrive in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a continuing show of international support, Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport received Saudi and Pakistani relief planes loaded with essential humanitarian supplies on Sunday. The fourteenth Saudi aid plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, thus reinforcing ...

Nawraj: Solidarity in the Face of War

Yara Germany, 2024-10-11 17:32 - Reading : less than a minute

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The NGO Nawraj has been supporting Lebanese people affected by the war since October 8, 2023. In addition to providing emergency aid to displaced individuals, Nawraj also assists those who have remained in their homes. To continue supporting the 2,300 families it is committed to, Nawraj is appealing for solidarity from everyone. To support ...

Why Isn't Aid Reaching Gaza?

This Is Beirut, 2024-04-04 13:12 - Reading : less than a minute

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According to the World Food Programme, Gazans are facing "imminent famine," despite the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) order to Israel to provide emergency aid to the inhabitants. With all that in play, why is Gaza still not receiving humanitarian aid? AFP report by LUANA SARMINI-BUONACCORSI.

UN Requests $46.4 Billion for Aid in 2024

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 14:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations announced on Monday that it requires $46.4 billion next year to provide life-saving assistance to approximately 180 million people globally facing desperate circumstances. The UN highlighted a bleak humanitarian outlook for 2024, citing conflicts, climate emergencies, and collapsing economies wreaking havoc on the most ...

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