EU PROVIDES €10 MILLION EMERGENCY AID TO LEBANON

The European Commission announced today that it will provide €10 million ($12.5 million) in emergency humanitarian aid for victims of the conflict in Lebanon, while urging all parties to respect humanitarian law. The assistance, which doubles a previous commitment, will fund a range of urgent relief activities, including medical attention and emergency supplies for displaced people. EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel said, "In Lebanon, from a humanitarian standpoint, we are witnessing a tragic, downward spiral. We already have a crisis with rapidly growing unmet needs. Every day the fighting continues takes us closer to a human catastrophe."

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