UN food agency fears an escalation on the Lebanese
Time:2024-05-09 07:03:47 Source:travelViews(143)
DEKWANEH, Lebanon (AP) — If the monthslong conflict playing out on the Lebanese-Israeli border continues to escalate, the United Nations food agency won’t be ready for the spike in nutritional needs across crisis-hit Lebanon, its deputy executive director said Wednesday.
Clashes between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces began on Oct. 8, a day after Israel started bombarding the Gaza Strip following Hamas’ deadly rampage in southern Israel, and the tensions between the two sides continue to intensify.
“So far we’ve been able to manage based on the existing resources we have,” UN World Food Program’s Carl Skau, who is on a brief visit to the small Mediterranean nation, told The Associated Press.
The WFP provides aid to over 158,000 people in Lebanon affected by the hostilities, including 93,000 displaced from their homes. But the agency does not have the funding to address the growing humanitarian needs “should the situation further escalate and further deteriorate,” Skau said.
You may also like
- Organizations Work Together to Protect Women, Children's Rights, Interests
- Woman Raises Goats to Help Vitalize Rural Hometown
- China Wins Women's Sitting Volleyball World Cup Title
- China's Xie wins men's 100m gold at Hangzhou Asiad
- ACWF Improves Cadres' Ability to Protect Women, Children's Rights
- Pic Story of Rural Video Blogger in SW China's Sichuan
- Philippines take gold, China settle for bronze in Asiad men's basketball
- Miao Girl Makes Intangible Cultural Heritage Alive in SW China
- Helping Residents Understand Law