‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator
Lebanon is facing an “unprecedented crisis” and risks falling off a “humanitarian cliff” unless the international community steps up its support, the UN relief chief has warned.
Martin Griffiths, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said that the country was facing a “triple crisis” of a deep economic recession, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the massive explosion in Beirut last year.
“The scale of human suffering is staggering,” Griffiths said in a statement. “Millions of people are struggling to put food on the table, access basic healthcare, and send their children to school.”
Griffiths said that the economic crisis had led to widespread job losses and poverty, while the COVID-19 pandemic had further strained the country’s healthcare system. The Beirut explosion, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands more, had also caused widespread destruction.
“The Lebanese people are in desperate need of our help,” Griffiths said. “We must not abandon them at this critical time.”
The UN is calling for $565 million in funding to provide humanitarian assistance to Lebanon in 2021. The funds will be used to provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, and other essential services to the most vulnerable people in the country.
The UN is also calling on the Lebanese government to take steps to address the underlying causes of the crisis, including by implementing economic reforms and tackling corruption.
“We stand ready to support the Lebanese people and government as they work to overcome this unprecedented crisis,” Griffiths said. “But we need the international community to step up its support and help Lebanon avoid falling off a humanitarian cliff.”
In detail:
- Lebanon is facing an “unprecedented crisis” and risks falling off a “humanitarian cliff” unless the international community steps up its support.
- The country is facing a “triple crisis” of a deep economic recession, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the massive explosion in Beirut last year.
- Millions of people are struggling to put food on the table, access basic healthcare, and send their children to school.
- The UN is calling for $565 million in funding to provide humanitarian assistance to Lebanon in 2021.
- The funds will be used to provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, and other essential services to the most vulnerable people in the country.
- The UN is also calling on the Lebanese government to take steps to address the underlying causes of the crisis, including by implementing economic reforms and tackling corruption.
‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator
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