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Emergency Aid Grant in response to Beirut-Port Explosions of August 4,2020
Lebanon
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Emergency Aid |
| Focus Area | Multisectoral |
| Approved | 05.09.2020 |
| Signed | 05.09.2020 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Organization | IFRC |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.20 |
The Grant was approved as a gesture of solidarity towards the Lebanese People in regard of the two blasts in August 4, 2020 to the Lebanese Red Cross to deliver assistance to the victims of the August 4, 2020 Beirut-Port Explosions, to be channeled through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It is also recommended that this aid be mainly earmarked for the provision of primary health care services and medicine through existing and temporary health centres and mobile clinics, as well as basic assistance to the victims.