Emergency Assistance to Lebanon in Response to the Explosion in Beirut

2020/8/7
  1. 　Today, August 7, upon the request of the Government of the Lebanese Republic, the Government of Japan has decided to provide emergency relief goods (tents, sleeping pads, blankets and other items) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Lebanon in response to the damages caused by the explosion in Beirut.
     
  2. 　Upon the request of the Government of the Lebanese Republic, and in light of the humanitarian perspective and the close relations between Japan and Lebanon, Japan has decided to provide emergency assistance to Lebanon to meet its humanitarian needs.
     
* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.
* For inquiries, please contact either the First Middle East Division: Tel. 5501-8000 (Ext.5227), or the Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Tel. 5501-8000 (Ext.3111).

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