International donors pledge nearly $300M in Beirut relief

The virtual conference on Sunday was co-hosted by France and the United Nations.
This picture taken on August 9, 2020 shows a view of destroyed freight containers before the cranes at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, while in the background are seen the damaged grain silos opposite the blast site of a colossal explosion due to a huge pile of ammonium nitrate that had languished for years at a port warehouse. - The huge chemical explosion that hit Beirut's port, devastating large parts of the Lebanese capital and claiming over 150 lives, left a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater, a sec
This picture taken on Aug. 9, 2020, shows a view of destroyed freight containers before the cranes at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, while in the background stand damaged grain silos opposite the blast site where a huge pile of ammonium nitrate that had languished for years at a port warehouse exploded. - PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images
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The nearly $300 million in humanitarian assistance raised for Beirut at a virtual conference of international donors on Sunday will be “directly delivered to the Lebanese population,” the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said. 

The millions in emergency aid will be distributed “with utmost efficiency and transparency,” according to Macron, who co-hosted the hastily arranged pledge drive with the United Nations. 

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