{"id":2580084,"date":"2026-03-15T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-provides-2-million-in-funding-to-lebanon-iraq-and-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:48:36","slug":"who-provides-2-million-in-funding-to-lebanon-iraq-and-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-provides-2-million-in-funding-to-lebanon-iraq-and-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO provides $2 million in funding to Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwho-provides-2-million-in-funding-to-lebanon-iraq-and-syria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580084&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The World Health Organization has released $2 million in emergency funds from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support health services in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria as the Iran-related conflict strains regional healthcare systems. Lebanon receives the largest share of $1 million,with Iraq and Syria each getting $500,000 to bolster emergency response capabilities,provide healthcare for displaced populations,and expand disease surveillance and community outreach. The funding aims to sustain front-line health services, improve disease monitoring, and support the Public Health Emergency Operations Center in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >handling mass casualty events linked<\/a> to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The aid reflects growing displacement and health needs: more than 100,000 people have relocated from Iran, and up to 700,000 are internally displaced in Lebanon. Pre-existing pressures-economic hardship, political instability, and damage from ongoing conflicts-have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-covid-pandemic-led-to-millions-of-children-missing-routine-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Report: COVID Pandemic Led To Millions Of Children Missing Routine Vaccinations\">strained health systems<\/a> in the three countries, with Syria\u2019s infrastructure especially affected. the funding arrives amid shifting dynamics around the WHO,as the United States recently withdrew from the organization,though some U.S. states and regional networks continue to work with international health agencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WHO provides $2 million in emergency funds to Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2531827\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-health-organization\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"316\">World Health Organization<\/a> announced Sunday it is releasing $2 million in emergency funding to support health services in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iraq\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"101\">Iraq<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"109\">Syria<\/a> as the widening <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> conflict strains already fragile healthcare systems across the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The funding comes from WHO&rsquo;s Contingency Fund for Emergencies, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emro.who.int\/media\/news\/who-releases-us-2-million-in-emergency-funds-to-support-health-response-in-lebanon-iraq-and-syria.html\">which is used to<\/a> rapidly deploy resources during humanitarian crises. The agency said the money will help sustain front-line health services, improve disease monitoring, and respond to mass-casualty incidents linked to the war in Iran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492434\/araghchi-iran-talks-with-us-reason\/\">Araghchi says Iran never asked to reopen talks with the US: &#8216;Don&#8217;t see any reason&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492415\/netanyahu-proof-of-life-video-shut-down-rumors-his-death\/\">Netanyahu posts proof of life video to shut down rumors of his death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492379\/iran-revolutionary-guards-pledge-kill-benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards pledge to kill Netanyahu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lebanon will receive $1 million, the largest share of the funding, as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> airstrikes tied to the war with Iran expand into the country and fighting involving the Iran-backed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> militant group intensifies along Israel&rsquo;s northern border.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4489601\/trump-oil-prices-iran-war\/\"><strong>TRUMP MAKES RISKY BET TRYING TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC HIGHER OIL PRICES ARE GOOD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The funds will also help strengthen disease surveillance systems and assist the country&rsquo;s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre as hospitals handle a growing number of inquiries and displaced civilians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Iraq and Syria will each receive $500,000 to bolster emergency response capabilities, including managing mass-casualty events, providing healthcare services for displaced populations, and expanding community outreach and disease surveillance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Both countries have faced security risks and instability during the conflict. Iranian missile and drone attacks have targeted several U.S. and allied positions in the region since the war began, while governments have raised concerns about potential retaliation or spillover violence affecting nearby states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The WHO said the funding comes as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/14\/nx-s1-5746623\/iran-war-cost-deaths\">conflict has triggered<\/a> large-scale population movements across the region, with more than 100,000 people relocating from Iran and up to 700,000 people internally displaced in Lebanon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare systems in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria were already under pressure before the war in Iran broke out due to years of economic hardship, political instability, and previous conflicts. Syria&rsquo;s healthcare infrastructure has been severely damaged during its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-78-killed-in-stampede-at-yemen-charity-event\/\" title=\"At least 78 killed in stampede at Yemen charity event\">long-running civil war<\/a>, while Lebanon&rsquo;s hospitals have struggled with economic collapse and refugee pressures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The emergency funding announcement comes amid shifting dynamics surrounding the WHO itself. Earlier this year, the United States formally <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4430916\/us-officially-leaves-the-world-health-organization\/\">withdrew from the organization<\/a>, ending decades of membership and leaving a major gap in funding and global health coordination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491501\/state-department-10-million-bounty-iran-leaders\/\"><strong>STATE DEPARTMENT OFFERS $10 MILLION BOUNTY FOR IRAN REGIME LEADERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has historically been one of the WHO&rsquo;s largest contributors, providing hundreds of millions of dollars annually in both mandatory dues and voluntary contributions to support global health programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Washington has exited the organization, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4432345\/california-who-trump-withdrawal\/\">several U.S. states<\/a>, including Illinois and California,&nbsp;and regional public health networks have continued collaborating with the international health agencies on disease surveillance and response efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO allocates $2M to health in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2580085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070707588551-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6513,17259,23728,7887,75847],"class_list":["post-2580084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-funding","tag-iraq","tag-lebanon","tag-syria","tag-who-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070707588551-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580084"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580088,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580084\/revisions\/2580088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}