Lebanon Appeal 2022
Lebanon Appeal 2022
A humanitarian disaster… in slow motion
In recent years, corruption, political stagnation and economic collapse have created a perfect storm — culminating in the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port (4th August 2020).
Lebanon Today: Facts & Figures
According to the World Bank, Lebanon’s current inflation rates are the highest in the world, surpassing even those of Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
The Lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value since 2019. Consumer goods prices have quadrupled in recent years.
70% of Lebanon’s citizens now live below the poverty line; among refugees this rises to 90%.
Christians once made up around two-thirds of Lebanon’s population; now Christians account for only around 35%. Most Lebanese applying to emigrate
are Christians.
are Christians.
“We are witnessing a humanitarian disaster in slow motion.”
Maronite Archbishop Hanna Rahmé of Baalbek – Deir El Ahmar
ACN UK Director, Dr Caroline Hull travels to Lebanon on a fact-finding trip.
The influx of refugees into Lebanon coupled with the current economic crisis have plunged 70 percent of the population into poverty. Aid to the Church in Need is working with Church partners on the ground to help those in most need.
£45
Provide a family with one week’s food parcel including basics such as rice, tins of food and cooking oil – as well as help with medicine, fuel and paying rent.
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£65
Keep Catholic schools running – help includes school supplies, hot meals for children and emergency financial assistance for teachers.
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£250
Help to repair Church properties, destroyed and devastated when Beirut’s Christian Quarter bore the brunt of 2020’s blast.
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