Press Release: Humanitarian aid for Lebanon: European Commission commits another EUR 10 million and plans overall package of EUR 50 million

With growing evidence of a large-scale humanitarian crisis unfolding in Lebanon, the European Commission has mobilised a further tranche of emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of the conflict. Following the announcement of an initial emergency decision for €10 million the previous week (see IP/06/1049), a further decision, also for €10 million, was launched on 26 July 2006.