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Published 15 Oct, 2024 02:44pm

UN agencies urge more funds for ‘increasing’ Lebanon needs

Two United Nations agencies called for more funding to address “increasing” needs in Lebanon, where the war between Israel and Hezbollah has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, AFP reports.

“We are preparing for the reality that the needs are increasing,” said UNICEF deputy executive director Ted Chaiban and World Food Programme deputy executive director Carl Skau in a joint statement, adding: “We need additional funding, without conditionalities”.

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