As global food and fuel crisis deepens, Lebanon’s crisis is affecting ‘everyone, everywhere’

Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled grave concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food and fuel crisis, which are affecting “everyone, everywhere”. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/07/1121812
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Fuel crisis in Lebanon means potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’: senior UN official

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