BEIRUT, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The government of Japan contributed 1.8 million U.S. dollars to scale up the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) humanitarian assistance and life-saving interventions for 35,000 vulnerable children, youth and families in Lebanon, the UN agency said on Thursday.
The donation would enable the agency to distribute blankets, jackets, thermal sets, outwears and socks to vulnerable youth and families living in homes with limited or no access to heating, it said in a statement.
The agency will also continue to provide quality water sanitation and hygiene services within the Bekaa region to support vulnerable families who take the brunt of the snowfall, strong winds and flooding during the winter months, it added. ■