Volunteers from the NGO Basmeh & Zeitooneh load aid packages intended for people displaced by the war in Lebanon. Photo provided by Basmeh & Zeitooneh
Needs are soaring while donations are declining, several NGOs told L’Orient-Le Jour, as they struggle to keep up with the humanitarian crisis amid the Israeli war on Lebanon, which erupted on March 2 after Hezbollah's attack.Israeli attacks and threats since then have displaced more than 800,000 people. They have also killed over 886 people and injured 2141 others, according to the Health Ministry.The drop in donations is largely due to Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis, said Mona Kanaan, director of the Lebanese Food Bank, which tackles food insecurity.“People who used to donate thousands of dollars no longer do so. Many want to help themselves first,” she said, also citing donor fatigue after years of war since October 2023.The regional escalation — particularly the Israeli-American war against Iran — has diverted attention from...
Needs are soaring while donations are declining, several NGOs told L’Orient-Le Jour, as they struggle to keep up with the humanitarian crisis amid the Israeli war on Lebanon, which erupted on March 2 after Hezbollah's attack.Israeli attacks and threats since then have displaced more than 800,000 people. They have also killed over 886 people and injured 2141 others, according to the Health Ministry.The drop in donations is largely due to Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis, said Mona Kanaan, director of the Lebanese Food Bank, which tackles food insecurity.“People who used to donate thousands of dollars no longer do so. Many want to help themselves first,” she said, also citing donor fatigue after years of war since October 2023.The regional escalation — particularly the Israeli-American war against Iran — has diverted...
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