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UN urges Lebanon to implement reforms as extreme poverty grows (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

The United Nations has sounded the alarm on Lebanon’s spiralling economic meltdown, calling on the country’s leadership to urgently implement reforms as extreme poverty deepens and starvation becomes a “growing reality” for thousands of people.

“The situation remains a living nightmare for ordinary people, causing unspeakable suffering and distress for the most vulnerable,” United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Najat Rochdi said at a news conference on Friday.

UN urges Lebanon to implement reforms as extreme poverty grows | United Nations News | Al Jazeera