Salam-Kaag Talks Focus on Crisis Response Plan Launch
Prime Minister Tammam Salam met on Tuesday U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag where discussions focused on the international community's efforts to support stability and security in Lebanon, the National News Agency said.
“Discussions focused on the upcoming launch of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan for 2016,” a statement released by Kaag following the meeting said.
“The Plan contains an appeal for over $2.4 billion for humanitarian and developmental programs to help Lebanon address the multiple challenges it faces as a result of the conflict in Syria,” it added.
Lebanon has been hosting around 1.5 million Syrian refugees, which is equivalent to a quarter of its population, since the war broke out in Syria in 2011.
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