Lebanon Economic Crisis
Lebanon is in the throes of an economic crisis that has brought the country to the brink of collapse. Your support can help provide healthcare services and immediate basic needs to the most vulnerable.
Hyperinflation has devalued the Lebanese Lira
in what the World Bank calls one of the worst economic crises of the past 150 years.
The poverty rate has nearly doubled
from 42% in 2019 to 82% in 2021.
Food prices have risen 628%
in just two years.
Hospitals are rationing electricity
and relying on patients to bring their own medicines.
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Gaza War
The situation in Gaza is catastrophic. Vulnerable families are facing violence, displacement, famine and starvation. Your support is needed now.
Over 35,000 people
have been killed - 70% of them women and children.
1.7 MILLION PEOPLE
have been forced to flee their homes.
2.2 MILLION PEOPLE
do not have enough to eat.
1 MILLION PEOPLE
are on the brink of starvation.
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Where does my Donation go?
The funds you donate to this appeal go to Caritas Australia’s Emergency Response Fund and will be used to provide humanitarian assistance to communities affected by this crisis. Should circumstances prevent us from delivering aid to this emergency, or if excess funds remain after the crisis, donations will be directed to other emergencies where Caritas has humanitarian operations.