Macron Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Aid for Lebanon, Announces €100 Million Package

French President Macron said France will provide a 100-million euro (USD 108-million) aid package to support Lebanon. This announcement came after the time when French President Emmanuel Macron told an international conference Thursday in Paris.

After a long time, France is taking stand for Lebanon. Lebanon is a historic partner of France.

During the conference, Macron said, “in the immediate term, massive aid is needed for the Lebanese population, both for the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the war and for the communities hosting them”.

The conflict between Hezbollah militants and Israel has displaced a million people from the region who are living in temporary shelters. Over 2,500 people are living in a bad situation in a worse economic crisis. 

Historically Lebanon is a part of French diplomacy, so Macron is aiming to raise funds to address the humanitarian crisis and support Lebanon. The aim of the event is to raise financial support from the participating nations up to $426 million as humanitarian aid. Paris is standing strong to support sovereignty of Lebanon. 

According to AP News, French organizers hope participants’ financial pledges of humanitarian aid will meet the $426 million the United Nations says is urgently needed.