Polish aid

Lebanon was added to the list of Pol­ish cooperation development priority countries in 2018. Previous humanitar­ian aid was by design focused on Syrian refugees staying in Lebanon. Refugees pouring in from the neighbouring coun­try overtaxed the Lebanese technical and social infrastructure, revealing in­efficiencies in, primarily, the education system, health care, water and energy supply, waste management, and sew­age disposal. The influx of refugees also aggravated the labour market crisis, as jobs requiring the lowest qualifications became intensely competed for. In the face of these challenges, the support offered in the 2019 development coop­eration programme included such areas as education, support for groups at risk of exclusion, development of economy and entrepreneurship, and environment protection.

In 2019, the total ODA for Lebanon was PLN 8,551,593