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EPISODE · Oct 3, 2024 · 14 MIN

EU eyes migration routes as humanitarian crisis in Lebanon unfolds

from Today in the EU · host Euractiv

EU foreign ministers this week discussed the possibility of incoming migrant flows to the bloc amid concerns over Israel's ground offensive in southern Lebanon, the European Commission told Euractiv.In Lebanon, more than one million people have been displaced so far, with around one in 10 having fled to Syria. To cope with the unfolding humanitarian emergency, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Bikati has appealed for $400 million in aid.  In this episode, host Giada Santana and politics reporter Nicoletta Ionta look into what the humanitarian crisis looks like on the ground with IOM Middle East spokesperson Joe Lowry and Relief International's country director Giacomo Baldini in Beirut. 

EU foreign ministers this week discussed the possibility of incoming migrant flows to the bloc amid concerns over Israel's ground offensive in southern Lebanon, the European Commission told Euractiv.In Lebanon, more than one million people have been displaced so far, with around one in 10 having fled to Syria. To cope with the unfolding humanitarian emergency, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Bikati has appealed for $400 million in aid.  In this episode, host Giada Santana and politics reporter Nicoletta Ionta look into what the humanitarian crisis looks like on the ground with IOM Middle East spokesperson Joe Lowry and Relief International's country director Giacomo Baldini in Beirut.

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