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Backgrounder: Canadian assistance to Lebanon16 August 2006
Ottawa, Ontario Canada's Lebanon Relief Fund is intended to respond to relief, early recovery and stabilization needs in Lebanon. This two year fund will enable Canada to respond effectively to the evolving situation. Approximately $15 million will be immediately allocated to United Nations agencies, the Red Cross Movement, and Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide for humanitarian, relief and recovery needs. Approximately $10 million will be allocated to support stabilization efforts and to provide civilian support to the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. In response to an international appeal issued in July, Canada allocated $500,000 in support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Canada also provided $5 million to UN agencies, which is being disbursed as follows: $1.75 million to the World Food Programme; $1.5 million to UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO); $1 million for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide emergency assistance to internally displaced persons and refugees in Lebanon and neighbouring countries; $500,000 for the establishment of a United Nations' Joint Logistics Centre to provide logistics coordination and support for the humanitarian activities in Lebanon; $250,000 to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for coordinating the humanitarian response. Related Items16 August 2006 News Releases - Prime Minister announces new Lebanon Relief Fund 19 July 2006 Statements - Statement by the Prime Minister on Cyprus airlift |
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