The conflict in Lebanon has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to launch an emergency operation to provide food assistance for up to one million people affected.
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| Citizens flee Lebanon following intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah |
The UN humanitarian organization which is the largest in the world, with the mission to save lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, has kicked off distributing ready-to-eat food rations, bread, hot meals and food parcels to families in shelters across the country.
Since the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah started in Lebanon, hundreds have died, with thousands displaced.
WFP has said, it can’t continue its “critical operations” without support, requesting for “USD 105 million”, as well as pleading with international community to assemble resources for humanitarian response.
According to wfp.org:
“In just a few days WFP assistance has reached thousands of newly displaced people,” said Matthew Hollingworth, WFP Country Director in Lebanon. “Today, I listened to stories of families forced to flee their homes, leaving everything behind in search of safety. As the crisis deepens, we are preparing to assist up to one million people through a mix of cash and food support. However, we urgently need additional resources to sustain and scale up our response.”
To continue these critical operations, WFP urgently requires USD 105 million until the end of the year and calls on the international community to mobilize resources and support the humanitarian response.
