Germany pledges 96 mn euros in aid for war-hit Lebanon

Berlin: Germany pledged 96 million euros ($103 million) for crisis hit Lebanon at a Paris aid conference on Thursday as conflict rages in the country....

Berlin: Germany pledged 96 million euros ($103 million) for crisis-hit Lebanon at a Paris aid conference on Thursday as conflict rages in the country. "At today's Lebanon Support Conference, Germany is pledging a total of 96 million euros in additional funds to help deal with the crisis in Lebanon," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The money will flow to United Nations agencies and non-government organisations including the German Red Cross and the Lebanese Humanitarian Fund "to reach the internally displaced and to ensure social, economic and institutional stability in Lebanon", the ministry said.