” “With an urgent decision, today the EU Commission chose to allocate another 10 million euros "to provide humanitarian aids to the victims of the conflict in Lebanon". While the EU takes action on the diplomatic and political spheres to achieve a truce and promote a local action by the United Nations, the Commissioner Louis Michel is taking care of bringing concrete aids, especially health and food aids, to all the victims of the war. The extra funds "will be managed by Brussels’ specialist service Echo". "In Lebanon, we are seeing degradation dramatically escalating states Michel -. We are already trying to cope with a humanitarian crisis, with rapidly growing needs". The Belgian Commissioner adds: "I hope all the other donors will generously contribute to this effort" as part "of an international solidarity that may benefit all the victims of the conflict". The aids will be jointly managed by the Red Cross, specialist UN agencies and some non-governmental organisations as well.” “
