Belgium provides extra humanitarian funding for Lebanon

Belgium has announced additional humanitarian funding for Lebanon as Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot visited Beirut on Wednesday. Prévot said two million euros in short-term humanitarian aid have been released on top of a previously earmarked two million euros for 2026, and a further two million euros has been mobilised to support, via UN agencies, Lebanese authorities’ capacity to provide basic services such as education and health. The visit included a stop at the Camille Chamoun sports city stadium, which is serving as a reception centre for hundreds of displaced people.

“Lebanon cannot become the forgotten collateral damage of the conflict in the Middle East,” Prévot said. “My presence here is intended to reaffirm Belgium’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Details of the Belgian assistance

Belgium’s announcement combined new cash commitments with in-kind aid and diplomatic engagement. Key elements disclosed during Prévot’s visit include:

• 2 million euros released for short-term humanitarian aid, in addition to 2 million euros already earmarked for 2026.
• A further 2 million euros mobilised to be channelled via UN agencies to bolster basic services such as education and health.
• A second consignment of essential supplies dispatched through Belgium’s B-FAST emergency response agency, worth a further 150,000 euros.
• An earlier contribution of 3 million euros to the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund by the end of 2025.

The Belgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “after a first donation in March, Belgium is once again responding to this need for help by sending additional emergency aid supplies via B-FAST, in order to help this highly vulnerable population.” Prévot is due to meet Lebanon’s highest authorities during the visit, including president Joseph Aoun, according to the Belga News Agency report.

The aid comes amid an intensification of Israeli strikes, mainly in southern Lebanon, and mounting concern from humanitarian groups. The Belgian solidarity organisation 11.11.11 warned Lebanon risks becoming “the new Gaza” as Israel steps up military attacks. At the same time, international and regional diplomacy has been active: Pakistani Prime Minister and mediator Shehbaz Sharif declared a ceasefire between the US and Iran late Tuesday also applied to Lebanon, a claim the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuted on Wednesday morning.

Lebanese authorities’ figures cited in the report put the death toll in the country at more than 1,300 people, with 3,500 injured and the total number of displaced people exceeding 1 million. The Foreign Ministry noted that “the war in the Middle East continues to hit the population in Lebanon hard.”

Outlook

Belgium’s fresh pledges seek to shore up immediate humanitarian relief while supporting service delivery through UN channels. Prévot framed the move as part of an effort to prevent Lebanon from becoming a secondary casualty of wider regional conflict. With displacement figures above one million and frontline violence continuing, Belgian aid—both cash and supplies via B-FAST—aims to provide rapid relief, even as broader diplomatic efforts and international responses remain in flux.