UN, WHO deploy millions of dollars in aid to devastated Beirut victims

The United Nations official in charge of emergency relief has released NZ$9 million for the response to the devastating explosion at Beirut’s port, bringing the total UN funding for relief efforts to NZ$22 million. Your playlist will load after this ad Both food and medical supply lines have been badly disrupted by the deadly blast. Source: BBC Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Mark Lowcock said the latest money is intended for trauma care and other urgent hospital needs, the repair of damaged homes for the most...