UN humanitarian funds allocate $10M for fuel crisis response in Lebanon

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, today allocated US$4 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to respond to the fuel crisis in Lebanon and help avert a deterioration of the country’s humanitarian situation.  

The allocation will help 2.3 million people across Lebanon by making sure there is enough fuel to keep water stations functioning.  

UN Provides $15 Million in Response to Beirut Blast

(New York, 7 August 2020): UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today released $6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help the response to the Beirut port blast, bringing the total UN funding for this crisis to $15 million.

Tuesday’s explosion ripped through Beirut’s port, leaving more than 150 people dead, 5,000 injured, many more missing and thousands homeless. Three hospitals were left inoperable and two more sustained substantial damage. Those that remain have been overwhelmed with casualties.