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TunisiaEuropean Commission pledges additional €30 million in immediate support for Lebanon
At the international conference on assistance and support to Beirut and the Lebanese people, the European Commission has pledged a new funding worth €30 million to help address the immediate needs of those affected by the deadly explosion in Beirut on 4 August. This comes on top of the €33 million already announced by President von der Leyen in her phone call on Thursday with the Lebanese President.
The new EU humanitarian funding will be channelled to UN agencies, NGOs and international organisations and be strictly monitored. This assistance will benefit hundreds of thousands of the most affected people to cover essential needs.
EU emergency response in Beirut, Lebanon
The funding comes on top of ongoing EU emergency operations, which include:
- Some 300 highly trained experts from the EU and its Member States were deployed through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, including search and rescue, chemical assessment and medical teams;
- in-kind assistance consisting of urgently medical equipment and supplies, chemical protection suits;
- a military vessel with helicopter capacity for medical evacuation, and medical and protective equipment;
- the activation of the Copernicus Satellite mapping system to help assess the extent of the damage.
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