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Lebanon aid meeting to help shattered country
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The donors’ conference in Stockholm hopes to raise $500 million (SFr615 million). A separate meeting is scheduled for Friday on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories. After one month of hostilities, the lives of many Lebanese and their economy lie in tatters. Israeli air strikes destroyed more than 80 per cent of infrastructure in…
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Officials said they are re-assessing the needs of the Lebanese population and will shift the focus of aid operations following the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militia. Toni Frisch, head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) said the additional money was intended for relief efforts of United Nations agencies and Swiss aid organisations.…
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This is especially true in the south of the country, where the heaviest exchanges of fire between Israelis and Hezbollah militia have taken place. According to the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the situation in Lebanon is nothing less than a humanitarian emergency. The organisation estimates that almost one million people –…
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