Norway fulfils aid pledge to Lebanon
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Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
Publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
News story | Date: 12/02/2008 | Last updated: 18/02/2008
At the Donor Conference for Lebanon held in Paris on 25 January 2007, Norway pledged to provide assistance worth NOK 100 million to Lebanon in 2007. Preliminary figures indicate that the final amount will be NOK 98.3 million.
At the Donor Conference for Lebanon held in Paris on 25 January 2007, Norway pledged to provide assistance worth NOK 100 million to Lebanon in 2007. Preliminary figures indicate that the final amount will be NOK 98.3 million.
In addition, Norway provided NOK 150 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as general assistance in 2007, and a considerable portion of these funds have benefited Lebanon.
The NOK 98.3 million was allocated as follows:
Areas
|
NOK |
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon |
5 700 000 |
Oil for Development |
2 500 000 |
Renovation of houses following the war in 2006 |
7 200 000 |
General humanitarian assistance |
57 400 000 |
Organisational development |
4 900 000 |
Environmental measures |
13 100 000 |
Mine clearance/cluster munitions |
7 500 000 |
|
98 300 000 |
Channels
|
NOK |
Norwegian NGOs |
59 500 000 |
UN |
15 700 000 |
Norwegian Coastal Administration (oil spill clean-up equipment) |
7 700 000 |
Foreign NGOs |
7 500 000 |
Lebanese authorities |
5 400 000 |
Other |
2 500 000 |
|
98 300 000 |