At Lebanon's future risk, urgent help is needed: Macron

 At Lebanon's future risk, urgent help is needed: Macron

Lebanon's future is at stake in the horrific explosion. In this situation, the President of France Emmanuel Macron thinks that it is the responsibility of the world leaders to come forward quickly to help the country.

"Our job today is to coordinate our assistance at the field level as quickly and efficiently as possible," Macron said via video link at an emergency donors' conference on Sunday to stand by Beirut. So that it can reach the people of Lebanon as soon as possible. ”

Lebanon's economy has been in turmoil for the past few years due to extreme political turmoil and the burden of huge debt burdens.

Last Tuesday, a huge explosion in the port area of ​​the capital Beirut brought the country to the brink of collapse. The death toll from the blast has risen to 158. More than six thousand people were injured. Homes of two and a half lakh people have been destroyed.

Macron visited Beirut last Thursday, two days after the blast. After monitoring the situation there, he held an emergency online conference with world leaders on Sunday to quickly extend a helping hand to the country.

In his opening remarks, Macron said there should be coordination of international assistance for Lebanon through the United Nations.

The 2,750-tonne ammonium nitrate, which has been lying in a neglected-unsafe condition at a Beirut port warehouse for nearly six years, was blamed for Tuesday's horrific explosion. So that the whole city trembled.

But those flammable substances were not supposed to go to Lebanon. The people of the country are outraged by this. They have started a movement to hold the government accountable for this negligence.

The people have not trusted the current Lebanese government for a long time. Corruption is rampant in the administration. In this situation, international leaders are also concerned about the extent to which the aid sent by them will not reach the people of the country.

"I assure you that the assistance provided for the reconstruction of Lebanon will not go to the corrupt," Macron said.

Beirut has been making headlines in the international media for the past few days due to the horrific explosion and its devastation. Many countries have expressed interest in sending emergency aid to Lebanon, such as medical equipment. But so far no country has pledged financial assistance, according to Reuters.

"The responsibility of the international community is to help," Macron said. We should stand by them. Lebanon's future is in grave danger. "

Iran and Israel are not taking part in the video conference, Reuters reported.

According to the BBC, representatives of the European Union, China, Russia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Kingdom, and the United States are expected to attend the conference. There will also be representatives from the United Nations, the IMF, the Red Cross, and the Arab League.

In a tweet, Trump said he had spoken to Macron about the disaster in Beirut and would attend the conference.

"Everyone wants to help," he tweeted.