Guterres: UN to Provide Full Support for Lebanon

Beirut, MINA – United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the UN will continue to provide full support for Lebanon, after it occurred following a large explosion at the Port of Beirut.

“The explosion came amid a difficult situation for Lebanon, the country which has been already facing economic difficulties due to the impact of the coronavirus,” Guterres said in a statement, MEMO reported.

“The UN has made a quick and broad response,” he said.

He called a plane carrying 20 tonnes of health supplies from the World Health Organization landed in Beirut on Wednesday, a day after the explosion to help with 1,000 trauma interventions and 1,000 surgical interventions for victims who were injured by the explosion.

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While in the hours after the explosion, the UN and the Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon issued $9 million from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund to meet urgent needs.

“On Friday, Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock issued another $6 million,” he added.

In addition, the UN supports the Lebanese Red Cross and other partners to provide temporary shelter for victims who have been displaced because they no longer have a place to live. (T/Hju/RE1)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)