He added to Reuters that the government’s response, supported by local initiatives and international aid, covered only 20 percent of the needs of about 1.3 million displaced people who are currently residing in public buildings or with their relatives.
Yassin said these needs are likely to increase as daily waves of airstrikes push more people to leave their homes while efforts are made to… Lebanese government Efforts are being made to find ways to house them.
He added, “We need $250 million per month” to cover the costs of basic services such as food, water, sanitation, and education for the displaced.
Schools were transformed And a massacre An old fresh food market and vacant apartment complex to Shelter centers collectively over the past few days.
“We are working to transform anything, any public building,” Yassin said. “There is a lot to be done.”
The team is planning relief operations according to a timetable ranging from four to six months, but Yassin hopes that this raging war will end soon.
He told Reuters, “We need a ceasefire today, and we need every individual in the international community, for once…to be courageous enough to say what is happening,” indicating that he will emphasize this message in the future. Paris.
He added, “There is a member state of the United Nations that is waging war against a small country in the most aggressive ways we have ever seen in history.” Lebanon. This should be the message.”
Yassin said that if the numbers continue IDPs If it rises, Lebanon will not be able to prevent potential illegal immigration to Europe.
“We will not prevent people from leaving, and exploiting every means to leave these atrocities that occur every day,” he said“.
Yassin explained that the amount of damage caused to Lebanon as a result of the Israeli attacks is estimated at billions of dollars.
He continued, saying, “Entire villages have been blown up on the border in the past few days, in addition to public institutions… water facilities, pumping stations, hospitals… all of this needs to be rebuilt.”
The Lebanese authorities have not yet provided an accurate estimate of the extent of the destruction in Lebanon and the funds that the rebuilding process will require.
Last week, Nasser Al-Saidi, former Minister of Economy, told Reuters that the Israeli bombing caused damage that would cost $25 billion to repair.
The UNDP resident representative in Lebanon, Blerta Aliko, said on Tuesday that the damage will have a long-term impact and will include a “significant loss of capital,” including Lebanon’s ability to meet its food needs in the long term.
“I’m not talking about what’s needed in the near term, next month – I’m talking about the impact on the harvest season…which will happen in the south and will happen in the east. They are very important for the country,” she added.