A statement distributed by United Nations This funding will provide urgent support in the form of food, shelter and health care to the most needy people in the country.
Reza urged the international community to provide urgent support for humanitarian efforts in LebanonNoting that only 25 percent of this year’s humanitarian appeal has been met so far.
Last May, a World Bank report stated that the poverty rate in Lebanon had more than tripled over the past decade to 44 percent of the total population.
Based on a household survey conducted at the time and covering the governorates of Akkar, Beirut, Bekaa, North Lebanon and most of Mount Lebanon, the report concluded that one in three Lebanese in these areas were affected by poverty in 2022, highlighting the need to strengthen social safety nets and create jobs to help alleviate poverty and address growing inequalities.
