Mikati, UN agency seek over $400 mn to help displaced Lebanese
Caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati said Tuesday his country was facing "one of the most dangerous phases of its history", urging the United Nations to provide aid for one million people displaced by Israeli air strikes.
"Around a million of our people have been displaced because of the devastating war that Israel is waging on Lebanon," the National News Agency reported Mikati as saying. "We urgently call for more aid to reinforce our ongoing efforts to provide basic support to displaced civilians," he added in a meeting with U.N. representatives.
The UN humanitarian agency said it was launching with Mikati an appeal for more than $400 million to address the humanitarian crisis amid Israel's offensive on Lebanon.
"Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza today launched a $426 million flash appeal to mobilize urgent resources for civilians affected by the escalating conflict and resulting humanitarian crisis in Lebanon," the U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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