I launched an agency United Nations On October 1, a call was made to collect this amount in order to provide urgent aid to hundreds of thousands of people displaced as a result of Israeli strikes on several Lebanese regions.
The French presidency said, “The priority is… responding to this appeal,” adding: “We worked to try to obtain the maximum possible contributions,” explaining that the President Emmanuel Macron The assistance you will provide will be announced France.
He reported Elysee That work to collect aid is “continuous.”
The French Foreign Minister confirmed Jean-Noel Barrot He told RTL radio that Paris stands by Lebanon and “will not let it down.”
He explained: “The goal is first to reaffirm the necessity of a ceasefire, reach a diplomatic solution, end hostilities, and mobilize humanitarian aid from the largest possible number of countries and support Lebanese institutions, especially the Lebanese army.”
He pointed out that the conference “will witness the participation of 70 countries and 15 international organizations,” explaining that “everyone we invited will attend.”
But the minister did not specify the level of representation, while the US Secretary of State is absent Anthony Blinken Who is touring the Middle East this week.
