Macron hosted US President Donald Trump and other world leaders for the virtual conference to drum up aid for Lebanon. — Reuters pic
“The objective today is to act quickly and effectively to coordinate our aid on the ground so that it goes as efficiently as possible to the Lebanese people,” Macron told the conference also attended by Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun, UN aid coordinator Mark Lowcock, representatives of the World Bank, the Red Cross, the IMF, the EU, the Arab League and several Middle Eastern leaders.
Macron said it was “up to the authorities of the country to act so that the country does not sink, and to respond to the aspirations that the Lebanese people are expressing right now, legitimately, in the streets of Beirut. Phase II of the plan will require US$50.6 million to rebuild public infrastructure, rehabilitate private homes and prevent disease outbreaks.
Speaking in Beirut after his visit on Thursday, Macron said clear and transparent governance will be put in place to ensure all international aid “is directly chanelled to the people, to NGOs, to the teams in the field who need it, without any possible opacity or diversion.”Trump, confirming his attendance at the conference, tweeted yesterday that “everyone wants to help!”.
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