BEIRUT, Feb 20 (NNN-NNA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), announced that, it will offer financial support to over 40,000 children in Lebanon, to prevent them from living in harsh economic conditions.
UNICEF said, it aims, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the World Food Programme and the Council of Ministers, to reach 15,000 of the most vulnerable families and offer them financial support, ranging between 160,000 (105 U.S. dollars) and 640,000 Lebanese pounds (423 dollars).
“Children are now the most vulnerable in the midst of the current economic crisis in Lebanon,” said UNICEF Representative to Lebanon, Yukie Mokuo.
This cash support to Lebanese households comes, on top of UNICEF’s existing programmes that support the most vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian children and young people across the country, with basic services, including education, social assistance, child protection, youth development, health and nutrition, water and sanitation.– NNN-NNA
