Friday, March 29, 2024
News

World Bank, UN grant 10 million USD to mitigate impacts of Beirut port blasts

   SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Asia | May 18, 2022 10:56:30 PM IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A new 10 million U.S. dollars grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Beirut port explosions on the neighbouring population and support Beirut's reconstruction, the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.

The grant, given through the Beirut Critical Environment Recovery, Restoration and Waste Management Program, was agreed on Wednesday between the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the presence of Lebanon's Environment Minister Nasser Yassin.

"This project will implement environmental recovery activities in the city of Beirut to mitigate risks of a solid waste crisis and other environmental impacts which resulted from the Port of Beirut explosion," said Saroj Kumar Jha, World Bank Mashreq Regional Director.

For her part, Melanie Hauenstein, UNDP Resident Representative, said that addressing the impacts of the port explosion on the environment and people's health is of the utmost importance.

According to an assessment, physical damages to the Lebanese environment sector were about 20 to 25 million U.S. dollars and the recovery and reconstruction needs were estimated at 75 to 100 million dollars. (ANI/Xinhua)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
 
MORE WORLD NEWS
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to hold rally o...
'Looking forward to restoring ties with ...
8 people killed after pickup truck falls...
South Africa's former President Jacob Zu...
EAM Jaishankar shares glimpse from his t...
Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude jolts Afghan...
More...
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
HC stays opening of liquor vend on Gurud...
ASI continues survey at Bhojshala Comple...
Ten dead as taxi rolls down gorge on Jam...
'Was unwell, not being given treatment,'...
J-K: LG Manoj Sinha expresses deep shock...
'ED wants AAP's Lok Sabha strategy from ...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
"Looking forward to restoring ties ... 
AIADMK's Edappadi K. Palaniswami op... 
"I'm getting fed up...": Adnan Sami... 
"It's going to be nice match-up": S... 
INDIA bloc holds protest against Ke... 
Madhya Pradesh: CM Mohan Yadav to p... 
Russian security services knew of I... 
Foreign investors turn net buyers i...