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U.S. Government Provides $2.8 Million in Emergency Relief Funding for Lebanon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 2006
Press Office: 202-712-4320
Public Information: 202-712-4810
www.usaid.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Government, through the Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided more than $2.8 million to the non-governmental organization Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for emergency relief activities in Lebanon.
CRS will use the money to provide water and sanitation services, psychosocial support for affected youth, emergency shelter activities and distribution of food and relief supplies.
To date, the U.S. Government has pledged $30 million, of which more than $20 million has been allocated for emergency relief supplies, transportation, and other relief activities.
For more information on the U.S. Government's humanitarian efforts in the region, please visit USAID's website at http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/middle_east/.
The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.
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