The UN has a serious shortage of funds for aid to Lebanon, funded at 17%
The UN said on Friday there was a serious shortage of funding for humanitarian aid in Lebanon, with the appeal only 17% funded. “The needs are growing minute by minute and the promised funds are not enough to buy food, medicine or shelter”declared the spokesman for the UN humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA), Jens Laerke, during a press conference in Geneva.
“We face a rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation” AND “Therefore, we hope that United Nations agencies and our partners will quickly receive funds.”reported.
The spokesperson explained that the humanitarian appeal for Lebanon had only obtained 17% of the 426 million dollars requested, of which 17 million from Italy, 11.7 million from the United States, 10 million from the United Nations Emergency Humanitarian Fund United Nations for Humanitarian Crises and 9.3 million from the United States. Sweden, 7.2 million from France, 6.4 million from the United Kingdom and 5.5 million from the German government.
“Of course, we thank the French government for hosting the important donor conference last month in October. (…), noted Mr. Laerke. But we also want to remind donors that there is an urgent need to turn these pledges into cash.” so that the UN can actually provide aid to Lebanon, he added, assuring: “We won’t be able to do it if the money doesn’t reach us quickly. »
