{"id":90782,"date":"2018-04-06T10:50:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T10:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=321154032f6d13088edf41fc63c93517"},"modified":"2018-04-06T10:50:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T10:50:12","slug":"news-story-uk-aid-package-to-create-jobs-and-improve-infrastructure-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=90782","title":{"rendered":"News story: UK aid package to create jobs and improve infrastructure in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A package of UK aid support to Lebanon will create jobs for local people and Syrian refugees and improve infrastructure to boost economic development, Middle East Minister Alistair Burt announced today (6 April 2018).<\/p>\n<p>During the CEDRE conference (Conf\u00e9rence Economique pour le D\u00e9veloppement, par les R\u00e9formes et avec les Entreprises) being held in Paris, he called on other donors to follow the UK\u2019s lead and step up their international support to help the Government of Lebanon deliver their plans for economic growth and improved support for businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The UK\u2019s support will boost stability in Lebanon, which is on frontline of the multiple crises in the Middle East, and help Lebanon continue to host 1.5 million Syrian refugees in the eighth year of the Syria crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Paris, on the initiation of President Emmanuel Macron, Minister Burt announced that the UK will:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tprovide grants to create jobs and deliver infrastructure projects in Lebanon;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tdeliver a new programme to help small businesses grow and hire more Lebanese and Syrian employees to give people hope for the future;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tdeliver a programme to boost investment in local infrastructure to improve the delivery of services.<\/p>\n<p>He said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UK cares deeply about the stability and future prosperity of Lebanon. We recognise the enormity of the challenges faced in the region and the extraordinary strength and resilience of Lebanon, not just in weathering these challenges but in providing, at no small cost, shelter, education, an opportunities to work for so many who have fled appalling violence, fear and destruction.<\/p>\n<p>But today is not solely about the Syria crisis, and this is not a crisis conference.  It is something altogether more hopeful \u2013 and in some ways at least \u2013 more challenging.  It is about turning a corner, reinvigorating growth in the economy, and unlocking the immense potential and possibility of the Lebanese people to help the country stand on its own two feet.<\/p>\n<p>The path ahead will not be easy.  But the benefits are clear. And the UK \u2013 as a strong supporter of Lebanon \u2013 remains committed to standing shoulder to shoulder with Lebanon now and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further information<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tToday\u2019s \u00a340 million package of support is a new allocation from the UK\u2019s response to the Syria crisis. The UK is a leading donor in the humanitarian response. To date we have committed over \u00a32.46 billion in humanitarian funding to the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tIt includes a \u00a315m programme in partnership with the Lebanese Government to support to small businesses; \u00a315m for the Lebanon Host Community Support Programme delivered through UNDP and the Ministry of Social Affairs to invest in local infrastructure; and \u00a310 million worth of grant financing to create jobs and deliver infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tYou can find more information on the UK\u2019s humanitarian response to the Syria crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/factsheet-the-uks-humanitarian-aid-response-to-the-syria-crisis\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A package of UK aid support to Lebanon will create jobs for local people and Syrian refugees and improve infrastructure to boost economic development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}