Report: Lebanon is the third most recipient of humanitarian aid
Palestinian refugees walk in an alley of the Shatilla Palestinian refugee camp, on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on January 30, 2018. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Lebanon ranked third in the world in terms of receiving funding and international humanitarian aid, after Syria and Yemen, according to a report issued by the “Crisis Monitor” of the American University of Beirut, which indicated an international trend to direct most aid towards humanitarian programs.
According to the report based on data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Lebanon received $1.6 billion during the past year, most of which were donated through humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organizations. At that time, Lebanon received $1.1 billion.